Gatha

See also: gatha and gāthā

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtHa-. Cognate with Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā, “verse, stanza”).

Noun

Gatha (plural Gathas)

1. (Zoroastrianism) any of the 17 hymns included in the Avesta believed to have been composed by Zarathustra (Zoroaster) himself

Derived terms

• Gathic

Translations

any of the 17 hymns included in the Avesta believed to have been composed

• Armenian: Գաթա (Gatʻa)
• Persian: گاتا (gâtâ)
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• Russian: Гата (ru) (Gata)

Anagrams

• HA-tag, gatah