Avesta

See also: avesta

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈvɛstə/
• Rhymes: -ɛstə

Proper noun

the Avesta

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

Translations

the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.

• Arabic: الأَبِسْتَاق m (al-ʔabistāq), الأَفِسْتَا m (al-ʔafistā)
• Armenian: Ավեստա (hy) (Avesta)
• Avestan: please add this translation if you can
• Bengali: জেন্দাবেস্তা (jendabesta), জেন্দা আবেস্তা (jenda abesta)
• Catalan: Avesta
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿維斯塔 / 阿维斯塔 (āwéisītǎ), 阿维斯陀 (āwéisītuó), 波斯古经 (bōsīgǔjīng)

• Finnish: Avesta
• Georgian: ავესტა (avesṭa)
• Gujarati: અવસ્તા f (avastā)
• Hindi: अवस्ता (hi) f (avastā)
• Indonesian: Avesta
• Kurdish: Avesta (ku)
• Nepali: अवेस्ता (ne) (avestā)
• Persian: اوستا (fa) (avestâ)
• Russian: Аве́ста (ru) f (Avésta)
• Uyghur: ئاۋىستا (awista)

Adjective

Avesta (not comparable)

1. (dated) Avestan language.

See also

• Zend-Avesta

Etymology 2

Avesta, Sweden

Proper noun

Avesta

1. A town and municipality in Dalarna county, Sweden.

Further reading

• Avesta (locality) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• savate

Swedish

Etymology

Originally known as Åvsta. Compound of ave (“widening of a river”) + stad (“town”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Avesta n (genitive Avestas)

1. a town and municipality of Dalecarlia County, in central Sweden