Zend

[ zend ]

noun

1. Zoroastrianism. a translation and exposition of the Avesta in Pahlavi.
2. Archaic. Avestan ( def 1 ).

Zend

/ zɛnd /

noun

1. a former name for Avestan
2. short for Zend-Avesta
3. an exposition of the Avesta in the Middle Persian language (Pahlavi)

Derived Forms

• ˈZendic, adjective

Other Words From

• Zendic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zend¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; Zend-Avesta

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zend¹

C18: from Persian zand commentary, exposition; used specifically of the Middle Persian commentary on the Avesta, hence of the language of the Avesta itself

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