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Zend
Zend Z0009300 (zĕnd)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) n1. (Languages) a former name for Avestan2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) short for Zend-Avesta3. (Other Non-Christian Religions) an exposition of the Avesta in the Middle Persian language (Pahlavi)[C18: from Persian zand commentary, exposition; used specifically of the Middle Persian commentary on the Avesta, hence of the language of the Avesta itself] ˈZendic adjZend (zɛnd)
n. 1. a translation and exposition of the Avesta in Pahlavi. 2. Archaic. Avestan (def. 1). [1690–1700; see Zend -Avesta] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Zend - an ancient Iranian languageAvestanIranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran |
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Zend (zĕnd), term formerly used for the language of the Avesta (see ZoroastrianismZoroastrianism
, religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. Scriptures
Zoroastrianism's scriptures are the Avesta or the Zend Avesta [Pahlavi avesta=law, zend=commentary].
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