Zend-Avesta

[ zend-uh-ves-tuh ]

nounZoroastrianism.
  1. the Avesta together with the Zend.

Origin of Zend-Avesta

1
From the Pahlavi word avastāk-u-zend the text and its interpretation

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Zend-Avesta

/ (ˌzɛndəˈvɛstə) /


noun
  1. the Avesta together with the traditional interpretative commentary known as the Zend, esp as preserved in the Avestan language among the Parsees

Origin of Zend-Avesta

1
from Avestan, representing Avesta'-va-zend Avesta with interpretation

Derived forms of Zend-Avesta

  • Zend-Avestaic (ˌzɛndəvɛsˈteɪɪk), adjective

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