"Avestan" meaning in English

See Avestan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Avestan.wav
Etymology: From Avesta + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Avesta|an}} Avesta + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Avestan (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: Avestic, Av., Avest. [abbreviation] Translations (of or pertaining to Avesta): avèstic (Catalan), avestalainen (Finnish), avestique (French), ავესტური (avesṭuri) (Georgian), avestisch (German), awestisch (German), avesztai (Hungarian), اوستایی (avestâyi) (Persian), awestyjski [masculine] (Polish), avestic (Romanian), авести́йский (avestíjskij) (Russian), avestisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Avestan-en-adj-hHwhzhYt Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Proper name

IPA: /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Avestan.wav
Etymology: From Avesta + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Avesta|an}} Avesta + -an Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Avestan
  1. An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. Categories (topical): Languages, Zoroastrianism Synonyms: Avestic, Zend Translations (Old Iranian language): զենդերեն (zenderen) (Armenian), ավեստերեն (avesteren) (Armenian), avèstic [masculine] (Catalan), avestisk [common-gender] (Danish), Avestisch [neuter] (Dutch), avesta (Finnish), avestique [masculine] (French), ავესტური (avesṭuri) (Georgian), ავესტური ენა (avesṭuri ena) (Georgian), Avestisch [neuter] (German), Awestisch [neuter] (German), Αβεστική γλώσσα (Avestikí glóssa) [neuter] (Greek), avesztai (Hungarian), Aivéistis [feminine] (Irish), avestos kalba [feminine] (Lithuanian), اوستایی (avestâyi) (Persian), زبان اوستایی (zabân-e avestâyi) (Persian), awestyjski [masculine] (Polish), avéstico [masculine] (Portuguese), avestică [feminine] (Romanian), авести́йский (avestíjskij) (alt: язы́к) [masculine] (Russian), avéstico [masculine] (Spanish), avestiska [common-gender] (Swedish), Zentçe (Turkish)
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  2. An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages. Synonyms: Avestic Derived forms: Gothic Avestan, Old Avestan, Young Avestan, Younger Avestan
    Sense id: en-Avestan-en-name-adwS~SzP Categories (other): Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 6 48 46

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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    "en:Zoroastrianism"
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    {
      "word": "Gothic Avestan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Old Avestan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Young Avestan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Younger Avestan"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Avesta + -an.",
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        "An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta."
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        ],
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          "canon",
          "canon"
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          "Zoroastrian",
          "Zoroastrian"
        ],
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          "Avesta",
          "Avesta"
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          "word": "Avestic"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zend"
        }
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages."
      ],
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        [
          "Pahlavi",
          "Pahlavi"
        ],
        [
          "Middle Persian",
          "Middle Persian"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Avestic"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈvɛst(ə)n/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Av."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Avest."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zenderen",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "զենդերեն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "avesteren",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "ավեստերեն"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avèstic"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "avestisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Avestisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "avesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avestique"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avesṭuri",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "ავესტური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avesṭuri ena",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "ავესტური ენა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Avestisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Awestisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Avestikí glóssa",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Αβεστική γλώσσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "avesztai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aivéistis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avestos kalba"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "avestâyi",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "اوستایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zabân-e avestâyi",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "زبان اوستایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awestyjski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avéstico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avestică"
    },
    {
      "alt": "язы́к",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avestíjskij",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авести́йский"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avéstico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "avestiska"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Old Iranian language",
      "word": "Zentçe"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Avestan"
  ],
  "word": "Avestan"
}

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    "Terms with German translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
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    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Avesta + -an.",
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        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "Avestan (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with collocations",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Avestan geography",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 113:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Avesta",
          "Avesta"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Avestic"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/əˈvɛst(ə)n/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "Av."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Avest."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avèstic"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avestalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avestique"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avesṭuri",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "ავესტური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avestisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "awestisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avesztai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "avestâyi",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "اوستایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awestyjski"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avestic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avestíjskij",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "авести́йский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
      "word": "avestisk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Avestan"
}

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