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avestan

/əˈvɛst(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
aves-tan
IPA
/əˈvɛst(ə)n/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.

adj

Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Avesta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Avestan From Avesta + -an.

Inflected Forms

Av. (alternative, abbreviation) Avest. (alternative, abbreviation)

Phrases

Gathic Avestan Old Avestan Young Avestan Younger Avestan Wiktionary’s coverage of Avestan terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Avestan terms

Synonyms

Avestic Zend avestan language zend language

Questions

How do you pronounce avestan?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈvɛst(ə)n/.
What does avestan mean?
An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
Where does avestan come from?
Etymology tree English Avesta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Avestan From Avesta + -an.

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