Avestan

English

Alternative forms

Av., Avest. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From Avesta +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈvɛst(ə)n/

Proper noun

Avestan

An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
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)

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

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