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Avesta

adj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈvɛstə/
  • rhymes with -ɛstə

1

adj

Meaning 1

Avestan language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

The primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Zoroastrianism, lifestyle, religion

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3

name

Meaning 3

A town and municipality in Dalarna county, Sweden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Zend-Avesta

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text

History

Etymology

From Iranian Persian اوستا (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾp(y)stʾk' /⁠abestāg⁠/), of uncertain meaning.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الأَبِسْتَاق (al-ʔabistāq) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Arabic: الأَفِسْتَا (al-ʔafistā) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Armenian: Ավեստա (Avesta) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Bengali: জেন্দাবেস্তা (jendabesta) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Bengali: জেন্দা আবেস্তা (jenda abesta) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Catalan: Avesta — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿維斯塔 /阿维斯塔 (āwéisītǎ) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿维斯陀 (āwéisītuó) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波斯古经 (bōsīgǔjīng) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Finnish: Avesta — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Georgian: ავესტა (avesṭa) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Gujarati: અવસ્તા (avastā) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Hindi: अवस्ता (avastā) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Indonesian: Avesta — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Kurdish: Avesta (ku) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Nepali: अवेस्ता (avestā) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Persian: اوستا (avestâ) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Russian: Аве́ста (Avésta) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
  • Uyghur: ئاۋىستا (awista) — the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.