Avestanadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈvɛstn/, U.S.

/əˈvɛst(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Avesta n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Avesta n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Zend adj., Zend n. 2, Zendic adj., Zendic n., Zendish adj. and n. at Zend n. and adj. Derivatives, and Zend-Avestaic adj. at Zend-Avesta n. Derivatives.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the Avesta (Avesta n.) or to the ancient Iranian language in which it is written (cf. Avestan n.).

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Zend-Avestaic1816

Avestan1856

Avestic1865

Gathaic1891

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > Avestan

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Zendic1791

Avestan1856

Avestic1865

Avestaic1879

Gathic1902

1856 W. D. Whitney in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 5 352 General considerations..refer us to a time as early as the first half of the thousand years before Christ as being that of the Avestan language.

1881 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 2 116 An examination of some important Avestan doctrines.

1914 E. J. Rapson Anc. India ii. 31 Avestan forms are, from the etymological point of view, manifestly later than Vedic forms.

1989 J. P. Mallory In Search of Indo-Europeans ii. 52 Citadels, irrigation canals, and the like, are met in other later Avestan hymns.

2017 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 137 221 The priests cite ancient traditions found in the Pahlavi versions of Avestan texts to justify their answers.

B. n.

The language in which the Avesta (Avesta n.) is written; an ancient Iranian language closely related to Vedic Sanskrit.Formerly called Zend; see Zend n. 2.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > Avestan

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Zendic1771

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Avestan1856

Avestic1860

Gathic1902

1856 W. D. Whitney in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 5 352 The Avesta is written in a language to which..the name of Zend has been given... If it should be regarded as still practicable to change the common usage, and give the language a more appropriate designation, none..could be found so simple, and open to so few objections, as Avestan... The Avestan, then, is an ancient Persian language.

1882 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 3 45 In the later Avestan it has also given way to ō.

1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. x. 370 Two dialects, Old Persian and Avestan or Zend.

1975 Language 51 142 Outside Indic, Type B non-finite verbals occur only in Avestan.

2017 Amer. Jrnl Archaeol. 121 513/1 Indic and Iranian, whose oldest known relatives are Sanskrit, Avestan, and Old Persian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	avestan
释义	Avestanadj.n. Brit. /əˈvɛstn/, U.S. /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Avesta n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Avesta n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Zend adj., Zend n. 2, Zendic adj., Zendic n., Zendish adj. and n. at Zend n. and adj. Derivatives, and Zend-Avestaic adj. at Zend-Avesta n. Derivatives. A. adj. Of or relating to the Avesta (Avesta n.) or to the ancient Iranian language in which it is written (cf. Avestan n.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > non-Judaeo-Christian scriptures > [adjective] > Zend-Avesta Zend1762 Zend-Avestaic1816 Avestan1856 Avestic1865 Gathaic1891 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > Avestan Zend1762 Zendic1791 Avestan1856 Avestic1865 Avestaic1879 Gathic1902 1856 W. D. Whitney in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 5 352 General considerations..refer us to a time as early as the first half of the thousand years before Christ as being that of the Avestan language. 1881 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 2 116 An examination of some important Avestan doctrines. 1914 E. J. Rapson Anc. India ii. 31 Avestan forms are, from the etymological point of view, manifestly later than Vedic forms. 1989 J. P. Mallory In Search of Indo-Europeans ii. 52 Citadels, irrigation canals, and the like, are met in other later Avestan hymns. 2017 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 137 221 The priests cite ancient traditions found in the Pahlavi versions of Avestan texts to justify their answers. B. n. The language in which the Avesta (Avesta n.) is written; an ancient Iranian language closely related to Vedic Sanskrit.Formerly called Zend; see Zend n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > Avestan Zend1771 Zendic1771 Avesta1774 Zendish1802 Avestan1856 Avestic1860 Gathic1902 1856 W. D. Whitney in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 5 352 The Avesta is written in a language to which..the name of Zend has been given... If it should be regarded as still practicable to change the common usage, and give the language a more appropriate designation, none..could be found so simple, and open to so few objections, as Avestan... The Avestan, then, is an ancient Persian language. 1882 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 3 45 In the later Avestan it has also given way to ō. 1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. x. 370 Two dialects, Old Persian and Avestan or Zend. 1975 Language 51 142 Outside Indic, Type B non-finite verbals occur only in Avestan. 2017 Amer. Jrnl Archaeol. 121 513/1 Indic and Iranian, whose oldest known relatives are Sanskrit, Avestan, and Old Persian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1856
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