𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hyajnáh.

Noun

𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 • (yasna) m

(Zoroastrianism) an act of worship, oblation, sacrifice

Declension

Declension of **𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀** (YAv, masculine a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬋 (yasnō)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)
vocative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)
accusative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬆𐬨 (yasnəm)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬄 (yasną)
instrumental	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 (yasnaēⁱbiia)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬱 (yasnāiš)
dative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬌 (yasnāi)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 (yasnaēⁱbiia)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (yasnaēⁱbiiō)
ablative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬝 (yasnāt̰)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 (yasnaēⁱbiia)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (yasnaēⁱbiiō)
genitive	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬵𐬈 (yasnahe)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬃 (yasnaiiā̊)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨 (yasnanąm)
locative	𐬫𐬈𐬯𐬥𐬈 (yesne)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋 (yasnaiiō)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬎 (yasnaēšu)

Declension of **𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀** (OAv, masculine a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬋 (yasnō)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)
vocative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)
accusative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬆𐬨 (yasnəm)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬇𐬧𐬔 (yasnə̄ṇg)
instrumental	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁 (yasnā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬋𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 (yasnōⁱbiiā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬱 (yasnāiš)
dative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬌 (yasnāi)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬋𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 (yasnōⁱbiiā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (yasnaēⁱbiiō)
ablative	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬝 (yasnāt̰)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬋𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 (yasnōⁱbiiā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (yasnaēⁱbiiō)
genitive	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 (yasnahiiā)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬃 (yasnaiiā̊)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨 (yasnanąm)
locative	𐬫𐬈𐬯𐬥𐬉 (yesnē)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋 (yasnaiiō)	𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬏 (yasnaēšū)

Proper noun

𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 • (yasna)

(Zoroastrianism) name of the primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta
(Zoroastrianism) name of the principal act of worship at which those verses are recited

Related terms

𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “(an entity that is) worthy of worship”)

Descendants

→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (jašan, “Zoroastrian term for any (religious) festival”)