AVESTAN

Meaning of AVESTAN in English

n. ancient Iranian language in which the holy books of Zoroastrianism were written

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AVESTAN — noun Date: 1856 an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of Zoroastrianism were written, ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AVESTAN — I. əˈvestən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Avesta, sacred books of the ancient Zoroastrian religion (from Middle Persian Avastāk ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AVESTAN — (n.) The language of the Avesta; -- less properly called Zend.
Английский словарь Webster
AVESTAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.
Английский словарь Webster
AVESTAN — /euh ves"teuhn/ , n. 1. an ancient East Iranian language of the Indo-European family, the language of all the Avesta …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AVESTAN — adj. of or pertaining to Avestan ancient Iranian language; of or pertaining to the Avesta
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AVESTAN — noun Date: 1856 : an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of Zoroastrianism were written — see Indo-European …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AVESTAN — add. ·noun the language of the avesta; less properly called zend. 2. avestan ·add. ·adj of or pertaining to …
Webster English vocab
AVESTAN — [ ə'vɛst(ə)n ] ■ adjective relating to the Avesta. ■ noun the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AVESTAN — [Aves.tan] n (1856): an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of Zoroastrianism were written -- Avestan adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AVESTAN — Avestan BrE AmE ə ˈvest ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AVESTAN — adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to the Avesta. --n. the ancient Iranian language of the Avesta.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AVESTAN — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the Avesta. n. the ancient Iranian language of the Avesta.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AVESTAN — adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to the Avesta. --n. the ancient Iranian language of the Avesta.
Oxford English vocab
AVESTAN — n. Pronunciation: -t ə n Function: noun Date: 1856 : an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AVESTAN LANGUAGE — also called (incorrectly) Zend Language, eastern Iranian language of the Avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism. Avestan falls into two …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRY — I. verb (wried; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English wrien, from Old English wrigian to turn; akin to Middle High German rigel …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WORK — I. noun Etymology: Middle English werk, ~, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc ~, Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STOMACH — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Anglo-French estomac, from Latin ~us gullet, esophagus, ~, from Greek ~os, from stoma …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOMA — I. noun Etymology: Sanskrit; akin to Avestan haoma, a Zoroastrian ritual drink, Sanskrit sunoti he presses out Date: 1827 an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VISPERED — ˈvēspəˌred noun or vis·pa·rad -rad ( -s ) Etymology: Avestan vīspē ratavō all the lords : one of the supplementary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SATEM — ˈsäd.əm, -ätəm adjective Etymology: Avestan satəm hundred; from the fact that the initial sound of Avestan satəm (pronounced approximately ˈsätəm) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOAB — ˈdōˌäb noun ( -s ) Etymology: Persian dōāb, from dō two (from Middle Persian) + -āb water, from Old Persian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAEVA — noun or de·va ˈdāvə ; or dev ˈdāv ( -s ) Etymology: daeva, deva from Avestan daēvō; dev from Persian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARPOY — ˈchärˌpȯi noun also char·pai -ˌpī ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi cārpāī, from Persian chārpāī, literally, four-footed, from chahār, chār four …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APADANA — ˌapəˈdänə, ˌäp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Old Persian apadāna palace, from apa- away + dāna container, receptacle, from dā …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMESHA SPENTA — (Avestanbeneficent immortal) Pahlavi amshaspend in Zoroastrianism, any of the six divine beings or archangels created by Ahura Mazda, the Wise …
Britannica English vocabulary
PAHLAVI ALPHABET — Pahlavi also spelled Pehlevi, writing system of the Persian people from the 2nd century Bc until the advent of Islam …
Britannica English vocabulary
JACKSON, A.V. WILLIAMS — born Feb. 9, 1862, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 8, 1937, New York in full Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson …
Britannica English vocabulary
IRANIAN LANGUAGES — subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. The subgroup's languages are spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
INDO-IRANIAN LANGUAGES — group of languages constituting the easternmost major branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Indo-Aryan (Indic) languages are spoken by …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARADISE — / ˈpærədaɪs; NAmE / noun 1. (often Paradise ) [ U ] (in some religions) a perfect place where people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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