Zend-Avestan, adj. & n.

zend-avestan
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First published 2017

# Zend-Avestanadjective & noun

## Factsheet

### What does the word Zend-Avestan mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Zend-Avestan. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

### Where does the word Zend-Avestan come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the word Zend-Avestan is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zend-Avestan is from 1871, in Rectangular Review.

### Nearby entries

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6. Zen Buddhist, adj. & n. 1917–
7. Zend, n. & adj. 1700–
8. zendaletto, n. 1789–
9. Zend-Avesta, n. 1630–
10. Zend-Avestaic, adj. 1816
11. Zend-Avestan, adj. & n.1871–
12. Zend-Avestic, adj. 1864–
13. Zendic, n. & adj. 1771–
14. Zendician, n. a1833–66
15. Zendicism, n. 1697–
16. Zendish, adj. & n. 1802–1921
17. Zendist, n. 1877–1907
18. zendo, n. 1914–
19. Zener, n.¹ 1934–
20. Zener, n.² 1949–
21. Zengakuren, n. 1950–

## Meaning & use

1. 1871–
   a. adj. Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written; b. n. the language in which the Avesta is written; cf. Avestan n.
   Stressed as Zend-Aˈvestan.
   1. 1871

      > The Zend-Avestan statement as to the length of the summer day being double that of the day in winter.

      Rectangular Review July 49
   2. 1907

      > When the church adopted Zend-Avestan supernaturalism, it lost Jesus by the waysides of Judea.

      C. A. Stephens, Nat. Salvation Introduction p. xxiv
   3. 1920

      > In the field of the Baltic languages and in Zend Avestan his contributions are fundamental.

      Modern Language Notes vol. 35 243
   4. 1986

      > Wilson confronted the Parsis on the basis of his considerable training and Zend Avestan scholarship.

      F. F. Conlon in M. H. Case & N. G. Barrier, Aspects India 90
   5. 2005

      > European researchers..placed Zend-Avestan..in its historical relationship to Sanskrit in 1832.

      S. G. Alter, W. D. Whitney & Sci. Language i. 23
   1. Zend 1762–
      Of or relating to the Avestan language or to the Zend-Avesta; of or relating to Zoroastrianism; Zoroastrian. Also: designating the Avestan language…
   2. Zend-Avestaic 1816
      Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.
   3. Avestan 1856–
      Of or relating to the Avesta (Avesta, n.) or to the ancient Iranian language in which it is written (cf. Avestan, n.).
   4. Zend-Avestic 1864–
      Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.
   5. Avestic 1865–
      Of or relating to the Avesta or the ancient Iranian language in which it is written; = Avestan, adj. Cf. Zend-Avestic, adj.
   6. Zend-Avestan 1871–
      a. adj. Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written; b. n. the language in which the Avesta…
   7. Gathaic 1891–
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   1. Zend 1771–
      The ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta (Avesta, n.) is written; = Avestan, n.
   2. Zendic 1771–1928
      The Avestan language; = Avestan, n. Cf. Zend, n. A.2 Obsolete.
   3. Avesta 1774–
      The sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism; spec. the ancient texts enshrining the law, liturgy, and belief system of Zoroastrianism, written in the…
   4. Zendish 1802–1921
      a. adj.Of or relating to the Avestan language; = Avestan, adj. b. n.the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written; = Avestan, n.
   5. Avestan 1856–
      The language in which the Avesta (Avesta, n.) is written; an ancient Iranian language closely related to Vedic Sanskrit.
   6. Avestic 1860–
      The ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written; = Avestan, n.
   7. Gathic 1902–
      a. adj. Of or pertaining to the gathas or the language in which they are written; b. n. the language itself, being the more archaic form of the…
   8. Zend-Avestan 1920–
      a. adj. Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written; b. n. the language in which the Avesta…
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Originally published as part of the entry for Zend-Avesta, n.

Zend-Avestan, adj. & n. was first published in 2017.