Avesta
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See also: avesta
English
Etymology
From Persian اوستا (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (abestāg /ʾp(y)stʾk'/), of uncertain meaning.
Proper noun
the Avesta
- (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.
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Adjective
Avesta (not comparable)
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Swedish
Etymology
Originally known as Åvsta. Compound of ave (“widening of a river”) + stad (“town”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Avesta n (genitive Avestas)
- A town and municipality of Dalecarlia County, in central Sweden
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