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Avestan

Avestan

English

Alternative forms

Av., Avest. abbreviations

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 ‎(avesteren)
Catalan: avèstic (ca) m
Danish: avestisk c
Dutch: Avestisch (nl) n
French: avestique (fr) m
German: Avestisch (de) n, Awestisch n
Greek: Αβεστική γλώσσα n ‎(Avestikí glóssa)
Hindi:
Irish: Aivéistis f

Lithuanian: avestos kalba f
Persian: اوستایی ‎(Avestâyi), زبان اوستایی ‎(zabân-e Avestâyi)
Polish: awestyjski 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)
French: avestique (fr)
German: avestisch (de), awestisch (de)

Persian: اوستایی ‎(Avestâyi)
Polish: awestyjski m
Russian: авести́йский (ru) ‎(avestíjskij)
Swedish: avestisk (sv)