Avestan

• Av., Avest. (abbreviations)

From Avesta +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /əˈvɛst(ə)n/

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Avestan

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

   Synonyms: Avestic, (dated) Zend

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

   Synonym: Avestic

• Gathic Avestan
• Old Avestan
• Young Avestan
• Younger Avestan

Avestan (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.

   Synonym: Avestic

   Avestan geography

   • 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization‎^[1], page 113:

     We find, fortunately preserved in the extant Avestan texts, some material that gives us a vivid idea of the importance which the ancient Iranians attached to the fulfilment of contracts.

• ISO 639-1 code ae, ISO 639-3 code ave (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Avestan, ave ⁠

• navetas, East Van, savante