Avestan

//əˈvɛst(ə)n//

Synonyms for "avestan" (9 found)

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Proper Noun(1 words)
avestic
Noun(1 words)
avestan language

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Adjective(1 words)
avestic

Related words (4)

Proper Noun(1 words)
zend
Noun(2 words)
zendzend language

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Translations

39 translations across 23 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • ավեստերեն name (Old Iranian language)
  • զենդերեն name (Old Iranian language)

Catalan

2 entries
  • avèstic adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • avèstic name (Old Iranian language)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 阿維斯陀語 /阿维斯陀语 name (Old Iranian language)

Danish

1 entries
  • avestisk name (Old Iranian language)

Dutch

1 entries
  • Avestisch name (Old Iranian language)

Finnish

2 entries
  • avestalainen adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • avesta name (Old Iranian language)

French

2 entries
  • avestique adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • avestique name (Old Iranian language)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ავესტური adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • ავესტური name (Old Iranian language)
  • ავესტური ენა name (Old Iranian language)

German

4 entries
  • avestisch adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • awestisch adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • Avestisch name (Old Iranian language)
  • Awestisch name (Old Iranian language)

Greek

1 entries
  • Αβεστική γλώσσα name (Old Iranian language)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • avesztai adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • avesztai name (Old Iranian language)

Irish

1 entries
  • Aivéistis name (Old Iranian language)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • avestos kalba name (Old Iranian language)

Persian

3 entries
  • اوستایی adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • اوستایی name (Old Iranian language)
  • زبان اوستایی name (Old Iranian language)

Polish

2 entries
  • awestyjski adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • awestyjski name (Old Iranian language)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • avéstico name (Old Iranian language)

Romanian

2 entries
  • avestic adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • avestică name (Old Iranian language)

Russian

2 entries
  • авести́йский adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • авести́йский name (Old Iranian language)

Slovak

1 entries
  • avestčina name (Old Iranian language)

Spanish

1 entries
  • avéstico name (Old Iranian language)

Swedish

2 entries
  • avestisk adj (of or pertaining to Avesta)
  • avestiska name (Old Iranian language)

Turkish

1 entries
  • Zentçe name (Old Iranian language)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • Ewıstki (diq) name (Old Iranian language)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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Avestan and Old Persian were Old Iranian languages.

Source: tatoeba (8839782)

Then Zoroaster brought the religion. Under the command of King Vishtaspa, a thousand and two hundred chapters were engraved and written in the Avestan script onto golden tablets, and were put as the treasure of that Fire.

Source: tatoeba (12018562)

The other branch of the Iranian, the Avestan, is the language of the Avesta or sacred books of the Parsees, the followers of Zoroaster, founder of the religion of the fire-worshippers.

Source: tatoeba (12043480)

Avestan geography

Source: wiktionary

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