Zend (z nd)n. 1. The Avesta. No longer in scholarly use. 2. Avestan. No longer in scholarly use. [Short for Zend-Avesta. Sense 2, from a misunderstanding of Zend in Zend-Avesta as a language designation.] |
Zend [zɛnd]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) a former name for Avestan
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) short for Zend-Avesta
3. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) an exposition of the Avesta in the Middle Persian language (Pahlavi)
[from Persian zand commentary, exposition; used specifically of the Middle Persian commentary on the Avesta, hence of the language of the Avesta itself]
Zendic adj
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| Noun | 1. | Zend - an ancient Iranian language Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran |
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