Avestan

English

Alternative forms

• Av., Avest. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From Avesta +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈvɛst(ə)n/

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Proper noun

Avestan

1. An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.

   Synonyms: Avestic, (dated) Zend

2. An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.

   Synonym: Avestic

Translations

Old Iranian language

• Armenian: զենդերեն (hy) (zenderen), ավեստերեն (hy) (avesteren)
• Avestan: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: avèstic (ca) m
• Danish: avestisk c
• Dutch: Avestisch (nl) n
• Finnish: avesta (fi)
• French: avestique (fr) m
• Georgian: ავესტური (avesṭuri), ავესტური ენა (avesṭuri ena)
• German: Avestisch (de) n, Awestisch n
• Greek: Αβεστική γλώσσα n (Avestikí glóssa)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: avesztai (hu)
• Irish: Aivéistis f
• Lithuanian: avestos kalba f
• Persian: اوستایی (fa) (avestâyi), زبان اوستایی (fa) (zabân-e avestâyi)
• Polish: awestyjski (pl) m
• Portuguese: avéstico (pt) m
• Romanian: avestică f
• Russian: авести́йский (ru) m (avestíjskij) (язы́к)
• Spanish: avéstico (es) m
• Swedish: avestiska (sv) c
• Turkish: Zentçe

Derived terms

• Gothic Avestan
• Old Avestan
• Young Avestan
• Younger Avestan

Adjective

Avestan (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.

   Synonym: Avestic

   Avestan geography

   • 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization‎^[1], page 113:

     We find, fortunately preserved in the extant Avestan texts, some material that gives us a vivid idea of the importance which the ancient Iranians attached to the fulfilment of contracts.

Translations

of or pertaining to Avesta

• Catalan: avèstic (ca)
• Finnish: avestalainen
• French: avestique (fr)
• Georgian: ავესტური (avesṭuri)
• German: avestisch (de), awestisch (de)
• Hungarian: avesztai (hu)
• Persian: اوستایی (fa) (avestâyi)
• Polish: awestyjski (pl) m
• Romanian: avestic
• Russian: авести́йский (ru) (avestíjskij)
• Swedish: avestisk (sv)

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code ae, ISO 639-3 code ave (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Avestan, ave ⁠

Anagrams

• East Van, navetas