Avesta
English
Etymology 1
From Iranian PersianCategory:English terms derived from Iranian Persian#AVESTA اوستا (avestâ), from Middle PersianCategory:English terms derived from Middle Persian#AVESTA [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms#AVESTA (ʾp(y)stʾk' /abestāg/), of uncertain meaning.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
the AvestaCategory:English lemmas#AVESTACategory:English proper nouns#AVESTACategory:English uncountable nouns#AVESTACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AVESTACategory:Pages with entries#AVESTACategory:Pages with 2 entries#AVESTA
- (ZoroastrianismCategory:en:Zoroastrianism#AVESTA) The primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
Translations
Adjective
Avesta (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#AVESTACategory:English adjectives#AVESTACategory:English uncomparable adjectives#AVESTACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AVESTACategory:Pages with entries#AVESTACategory:Pages with 2 entries#AVESTA
- (datedCategory:English dated terms#AVESTA) Avestan language.
See also
Etymology 2

Proper noun
AvestaCategory:English lemmas#AVESTACategory:English proper nouns#AVESTACategory:English uncountable nouns#AVESTACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AVESTACategory:Pages with entries#AVESTACategory:Pages with 2 entries#AVESTA
Further reading
Avesta (locality) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Category:en:Books#AVESTACategory:en:Religion#AVESTASwedish
Etymology
Originally known as Åvsta. Compound of ave (“widening of a river”) + stad (“town”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Avesta n (genitive Avestas)Category:Swedish lemmas#AVESTACategory:Swedish proper nouns#AVESTACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#AVESTACategory:Swedish neuter nouns#AVESTACategory:Pages with entries#AVESTACategory:Pages with 2 entries#AVESTA
