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English
Etymology
From Avesta + -an.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Avestan
- An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
- Synonyms: Avestic, (dated) Zend
- An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
- Synonym: Avestic
Derived terms
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Adjective
Avestan (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.
- Synonym: Avestic
Avestan geography
1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, 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
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