اوستا
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Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian (abestāg /ʾp(y)stʾk'/). Of unknown meaning, but probably from Avestan; possibly 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬬𐬀𐬐𐬀 (upastāvaka, “praise”), from 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (upastaoiti, “he praises”), from -𐬎𐬞𐬀 (-upa, “up to, at”) << Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)upamás << Proto-Indo-European *upó + 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (staoiti, “he praises”) (see Sanskrit स्तुति (stuti, “praise”)), though this is not actually attested in any Avestan texts.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awastā |
| Dari reading? | awastā |
| Iranian reading? | avestâ |
| Tajik reading? | avasto |
Proper noun
| Dari | اوستا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Авесто, Авасто |
اوستا • (avestâ)
- the Avesta
Etymology 2
Noun
اوستا • (ustâ)
- Alternative form of استاد (ostâd)
References
- Kellens, Jean (1983) Routledge and Kegan Paul, editor, Avesta, volume 3, New York: Encyclopædia Iranica, pages 35–44
- “ZEND-AVESTA”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.