Avestan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈvÉ›st(É™)n/

Alternative forms

• abbreviation: Av.

Origin

From Avesta + -an.

Proper noun

1. An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
2. An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.

Full definition of Avestan

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.