avestan

• Relatif à l'avestique, langue iranienne ancienne des textes sacrés zoroastriens, ou à sa littérature ; adjectif surtout employé dans un contexte historique ou linguistique.

Relating to the ancient Iranian language Avestan or its literature; an obsolete adjective rarely used outside of historical or linguistic contexts.

1. Relating to the AvestaC2formal

   Of or pertaining to the Avesta, the sacred text of Zoroastrianism.

   avestique (relatif à l'Avesta)

   • The Avestan scriptures are central to Zoroastrian worship.
   • Scholars study Avestan literature to understand ancient Persian religion.
   • The Avestan language is used in Zoroastrian rituals.

2. C2formal

   Relating to the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.

   avestique

   • Avestan is closely related to Old Persian.
   • Linguists compare Avestan with Sanskrit to trace Indo-European roots.
   • The Avestan alphabet has its own unique script.

   Synonymeszend

3. The scriptC2formal

   The writing system used for the Avestan language.

   Alphabet avestique

   • The Avestan script was developed specifically for recording the sacred texts.
   • Manuscripts written in the Avestan script are preserved in libraries.
   • Learning the Avestan script is essential for reading the original texts.

• Nom propre désignant la langue iranienne ancienne dans laquelle est rédigée l'Avesta, texte sacré du zoroastrisme, ainsi que l'écriture employée pour la transcrire.

A proper noun referring to an ancient Iranian language, as well as the script used to write the sacred Zoroastrian text, the Avesta.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Ancient Iranian languageC2formal

   An ancient East Iranian language used in the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, known as the Avesta.

   avestique

   • Scholars study Avestan to understand Zoroastrian scriptures.
   • The Avestan language is closely related to Old Persian.
   • Many ancient religious hymns are written in Avestan.

   Synonymeszend

2. Writing scriptC2formal

   The script used to write the Avestan language, derived from the Pahlavi script.

   Alphabet avestique

   • The Avestan alphabet consists of 14 vowels and 37 consonants.
   • Manuscripts of the Avesta are written in the Avestan script.
   • Learning the Avestan script is essential for reading Zoroastrian texts.