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noun
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Zoroastrianism. a translation and exposition of the Avesta in Pahlavi.
2.
Archaic. Avestan (def. 1).
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Zend
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| Zend (zɛnd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a former name for Avestan |
| 2. | short for Zend-Avesta |
| 3. | 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] | |
| 'Zendic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
Zend
1715, "Parsee sacred book" (in full, Zend-Avesta, 1630), from O.Pers. zend, from Pahlavi zand "commentary." First used in ref. to the language of the Zend-Avesta in 1771 by Anquetiel-Duperron (1731-1805).
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