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Avestan

//əˈvɛst(ə)n// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan. not-comparable

    "Avestan geography"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism) wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
  2. 2
    An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
Noun
  1. 1
    the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written wordnet
  2. 2
    an ancient Iranian language, used as the language of Zoroastrian scripture wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Avesta + -an.

Etymology 2

From Avesta + -an.

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