Avestan

English

Alternative forms

• Av., Avest. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From Avesta +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈvɛst(ə)n/

Proper noun

Avestan

1. An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
2. An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.

Translations

Old Iranian language

• Armenian: զենդերեն (hy) (zenderen), ավեստերեն (hy) (avesteren)
• Avestan: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: avèstic (ca) m
• Danish: avestisk c
• Dutch: Avestisch (nl) n
• Finnish: avesta (fi)
• French: avestique (fr) m
• Georgian: ავესტური (avesṭuri), ავესტური ენა (avesṭuri ena)
• German: Avestisch (de) n, Awestisch n
• Greek: Αβεστική γλώσσα n (Avestikí glóssa)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can

• Irish: Aivéistis f
• Lithuanian: avestos kalba f
• Persian: اوستایی‎‎ (fa) (avestâyi), زبان اوستایی‎‎ (zabân-e avestâyi)
• Polish: awestyjski (pl) m
• Portuguese: avéstico (pt) m
• Russian: авести́йский (ru) m (avestíjskij) (язы́к)
• Spanish: avéstico (es) m
• Swedish: avestiska (sv) c
• Turkish: Zentçe

Adjective

Avestan (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.

Translations

of or pertaining to Avesta

• Catalan: avèstic (ca)
• Finnish: avestalainen
• French: avestique (fr)
• Georgian: ავესტური (avesṭuri)
• German: avestisch (de), awestisch (de)

• Persian: اوستایی‎‎ (fa) (avestâyi)
• Polish: awestyjski (pl) m
• Russian: авести́йский (ru) (avestíjskij)
• Swedish: avestisk (sv)

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code ae, ISO 639-3 code ave
• Ethnologue entry for Avestan, ae

Anagrams

• East Van, navetas