"Pazend" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Pazand [alternative]
Etymology: From Zoroastrian Middle Persian pʾcnd (pāzand), from Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (paⁱti zainti, “according to understanding”); see Zend for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pal|pʾcnd|tr=pāzand}} Middle Persian pʾcnd (pāzand), {{der|en|ae|𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌|t=according to understanding}} Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (paⁱti zainti, “according to understanding”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pazend
  1. A variant of Avestan alphabet used to write Middle Persian. Wikipedia link: Pazend Categories (topical): Alphabets, Zoroastrianism Related terms: Zand Translations (variant of the Avestan alphabet to write Middle Persian): پازند (pâzand, pâzend) (Persian), Позанд (Pozand) (Tajik)

Alternative forms

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