Zend

[ zend ]

noun
  1. Zoroastrianism. a translation and exposition of the Avesta in Pahlavi.

  2. Archaic. Avestan (def. 1).

Origin of Zend

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; see origin at Zend-Avesta

Other words from Zend

  • Zendic, adjective

Words Nearby Zend

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How to use Zend in a sentence

  • But in the course of time the Avesta was subjected to many additions and interpretations, called the Zend, which show degeneracy.

  • The essay published in 1831 by Peter von Bohlen on the origin of the Zend language threw the matter forty years back.

  • The Zend word afrt, "blessed," corresponds to the Arabic afrt, "a rebellious angel."

  • Berber is full of Arab words, and Persian of words of every origin, which probably did not exist in Zend.

    Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
  • We derive our knowledge of their religion principally from their Zend-avesta, or Sacred Book.

    The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White

British Dictionary definitions for Zend

Zend

/ (zɛnd) /


noun
  1. a former name for Avestan

  2. short for Zend-Avesta

  1. an exposition of the Avesta in the Middle Persian language (Pahlavi)

Origin of Zend

1
C18: from Persian zand commentary, exposition; used specifically of the Middle Persian commentary on the Avesta, hence of the language of the Avesta itself

Derived forms of Zend

  • Zendic, adjective

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