Avestan

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• Avestan — A*ves tan, a. Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. n. The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian language); less properly called {Zend}. Syn: Zend [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Avestan — noun Date: 1856 an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of Zoroastrianism were written see Indo European languages table • Avestan adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Avestan — 1. noun [əˈvɛst(ə)n] An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. 2. adjective [əˈvɛst(ə)n] Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan …   Wiktionary

• Avestan — Avestique avestique Parlée en  Iran Nombre de locuteurs Langue morte Classification par famille * langues indo européennes langues indo iranienne …   Wikipédia en Français

• Avestan — Лингвистика: авестийский (язык) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Avestan — Abbreviation: AVE …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь



• Avestan language — Avestan Spoken in Liturgical language of Zoroastrianism Extinct 1st millennium; still used as liturgical language Language family Indo European Indo Iranian …   Wikipedia

• Avestan alphabet — Avestan Type Alphabet Languages Avestan language, Middle Persian …   Wikipedia

• Avestan language — Eastern Iranian language of the Avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism. The oldest portion of the Avesta, the Gathas, are now commonly thought to date from around the end of the 2nd millennium BC and are thus contemporary with Vedic Sanskrit.… …   Universalium

• Ashavan — Avestan ashavan (also ašavan , ašāvan and artāvan ) is a Zoroastrian theological term. It literally means possessing aša , hence possessing truth or possessing righteousness , but has further implications:* It is an epithet of Ahura… …   Wikipedia