Avestan

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Avestan
n. ancient Iranian language in which the holy books of Zoroastrianism were written
 
adj. of or pertaining to Avestan ancient Iranian language; of or pertaining to the Avesta


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Avestan language
Avestan is an Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian AvestaIranian languages are part of the Indo-Iranian Language group which includes the Indian languages such as Sanskrit. The Indo-Iranian language group is the biggest branch of the Indo-European language family. Avestan contains passive morpheme quite similar to that of Gorani or Hewrami, one of two major dialects spoken today by modern Kurds in Iran and Iraq.
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Avestan
Noun
1. an ancient Iranian language
(synonym) Zend
(hypernym) Iranian, Iranian language
2. the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
(hypernym) script
Adjective
1. of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)
(pertainym) Avesta, Zend-Avesta
(classification) Zoroastrianism, Mazdaism


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Avestan (m)
n. Avestan, ancient Iranian language in which the holy books of Zoroastrianism were written

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avestan
danh từ tiếng Avexta (tiếng Iran cổ)
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