"Avesta" meaning in English

See Avesta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Persian اوستا (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/), of uncertain meaning. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa|اوستا|tr=avestâ}} Persian اوستا (avestâ), {{der|en|pal|tr=abestāg|ts=ʾp(y)stʾk'}} Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Avesta (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Avestan language. Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): Books Related terms: Zend-Avesta
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Proper name

Forms: the Avesta [canonical]
Etymology: From Persian اوستا (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/), of uncertain meaning. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa|اوستا|tr=avestâ}} Persian اوستا (avestâ), {{der|en|pal|tr=abestāg|ts=ʾp(y)stʾk'}} Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Avesta
  1. (Zoroastrianism) The primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. Categories (topical): Zoroastrianism, Religion Translations (the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.): الأَبِسْتَاق (al-ʔabistāq) [masculine] (Arabic), الأَفِسْتَا (al-ʔafistā) [masculine] (Arabic), Ավեստա (Avesta) (Armenian), জেন্দাবেস্তা (jendabesta) (Bengali), জেন্দা আবেস্তা (jenda abesta) (Bengali), Avesta (Catalan), 阿維斯塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿维斯塔 (āwéisītǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿维斯陀 (āwéisītuó) (Chinese Mandarin), 波斯古经 (bōsīgǔjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Avesta (Finnish), ავესტა (avesṭa) (Georgian), અવસ્તા (avastā) [feminine] (Gujarati), अवेस्ता (avestā) [feminine] (Hindi), ज़ंद अवेस्ता (zand avestā) [masculine] (Hindi), जंद अवेस्ता (jand avestā) [masculine] (Hindi), जंद (jand) [masculine] (Hindi), Avesta (Indonesian), Avesta (ku) (Kurdish), अवेस्ता (avestā) (Nepali), اوستا (avestâ) (Persian), Аве́ста (Avésta) [feminine] (Russian), ئاۋىستا (awista) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Avesta-en-name-USpeBWWt Disambiguation of Religion: 25 75 Topics: Zoroastrianism, lifestyle, religion
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avesṭa",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "word": "ავესტა"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "avastā",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "અવસ્તા"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "avestā",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "अवेस्ता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "zand avestā",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ज़ंद अवेस्ता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jand avestā",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जंद अवेस्ता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jand",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जंद"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "word": "Avesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Kurdish",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "word": "Avesta (ku)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "avestā",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "word": "अवेस्ता"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "avestâ",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "word": "اوستا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Avésta",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Аве́ста"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "awista",
      "sense": "the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.",
      "word": "ئاۋىستا"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Avesta"
  ],
  "word": "Avesta"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "English terms derived from Persian",
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    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Bengali translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with Gujarati translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Nepali translations",
    "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Uyghur translations",
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    "en:Religion"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fa",
        "3": "اوستا",
        "tr": "avestâ"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian اوستا (avestâ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pal",
        "tr": "abestāg",
        "ts": "ʾp(y)stʾk'"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Persian اوستا (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/), of uncertain meaning.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Zend-Avesta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Avestan language."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Avestan",
          "Avestan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Avestan language."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Avesta"
  ],
  "word": "Avesta"
}

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