- Avestan
- noun Date: 1856 an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of Zoroastrianism were written — see Indo-European languages table • Avestan adjective
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Avestan
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Avestan — [ə ves′tən] n. the Iranian language in which the Avesta was written: it is closely related to Old Persian adj. of the Avesta or Avestan … English World dictionary
Avestan — A*ves tan, a. Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. n. The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian language); less properly called {Zend}. Syn: Zend [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avestan — Eastern Iranian language that survived in sacred texts centuries after it went extinct, from Persian Avesta sacred books of the Parsees, earlier Avistak, lit. books … Etymology dictionary
Avestan — 1. noun [əˈvɛst(ə)n] An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. 2. adjective [əˈvɛst(ə)n] Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan … Wiktionary
Avestan — adj. of or pertaining to Avestan ancient Iranian language; of or pertaining to the Avesta n. ancient Iranian language in which the holy books of Zoroastrianism were written … English contemporary dictionary
Avestan language — Avestan Spoken in Liturgical language of Zoroastrianism Extinct 1st millennium; still used as liturgical language Language family Indo European Indo Iranian … Wikipedia
Avestan alphabet — Avestan Type Alphabet Languages Avestan language, Middle Persian … Wikipedia
Avestan language — Eastern Iranian language of the Avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism. The oldest portion of the Avesta, the Gathas, are now commonly thought to date from around the end of the 2nd millennium BC and are thus contemporary with Vedic Sanskrit.… … Universalium
Avestan — Avestique avestique Parlée en Iran Nombre de locuteurs Langue morte Classification par famille * langues indo européennes langues indo iranienne … Wikipédia en Français
Avestan — /euh ves teuhn/, n. 1. an ancient East Iranian language of the Indo European family, the language of all the Avesta but the Gathas. Cf. Gathic (def. 1). adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Avesta or its language. [1855 60; AVEST(A) + AN] * * * … Universalium
