Avesta

See also: avesta

English

Etymology

From Persian (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /⁠ʾp(y)stʾk'⁠/), of uncertain meaning.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈvɛstə/
Rhymes: -ɛstə

Proper noun

the Avesta

(Zoroastrianism) The primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.

Translations

the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.

Arabic: الأَبِسْتَاق m (al-ʔabistāq), الأَفِسْتَا m (al-ʔafistā)
Armenian: Ավեստա (hy) (Avesta)
Avestan: please add this translation if you can
Bengali: জেন্দাবেস্তা (jendabesta), জেন্দা আবেস্তা (jenda abesta)
Catalan: Avesta
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿維斯塔 / 阿维斯塔 (āwéisītǎ), 阿维斯陀 (āwéisītuó), 波斯古经 (bōsīgǔjīng)
Finnish: Avesta
Georgian: ავესტა (avesṭa)
Gujarati: અવસ્તા f (avastā)
Hindi: अवेस्ता (hi) f (avestā), ज़ंद अवेस्ता m (zand avestā), जंद अवेस्ता m (jand avestā), जंद (hi) m (jand)
Indonesian: Avesta
Kurdish: Avesta (ku)
Nepali: अवेस्ता (ne) (avestā)
Persian: اوستا (fa) (avestâ)
Russian: Аве́ста (ru) f (Avésta)
Uyghur: ئاۋىستا (awista)

Adjective

Avesta (not comparable)

(dated) Avestan language.

See also

Zend-Avesta

Anagrams

savate

Swedish

Etymology

Originally known as Åvsta. Compound of ave (“widening of a river”) + stad (“town”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Avesta n (genitive Avestas)

a town and municipality of Dalecarlia County, in central Sweden