zend

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See also: Zend

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

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zend

  1. inflection of zenden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (zand, understanding, interpretation), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (zainti, understanding), from Avestan verbal root 𐬰𐬀𐬥- (zan-, to know, to understand), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

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Adjective

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zend (feminine zende, masculine plural zends, feminine plural zendes)

  1. (dated) Avestan
    Synonym: avestique

Noun

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zend m (uncountable)

  1. (dated) the Avestan language
    Synonym: avestique

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