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Zend

[ zend ]

noun

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

Zend

/ ɛԻ /

noun

  1. a former name for Avestan
  2. short for Zend-Avesta
  3. an exposition of the Avesta in the Middle Persian language (Pahlavi)
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱԻ徱, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܱԻi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Zend1

First recorded in 1690–1700; Zend-Avesta
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Zend1

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

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