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PRONUNCIATION OF AVESTA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVESTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Avesta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AVESTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Avesta

Avesta

The Avesta /əˈvɛstə/ is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, and is composed in the Avestan language.

Definition of Avesta in the English dictionary

The definition of Avesta in the dictionary is a collection of sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, including the Songs of Zoroaster.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AVESTA


ancestor
ˈænsɛstə
cesta
ˈsɛstə
Chester
ˈtʃɛstə
cuesta
ˈkwɛstə
ester
ˈɛstə
Esther
ˈɛstə
fiesta
fɪˈɛstə
investor
ɪnˈvɛstə
Leicester
ˈlɛstə
NESTA
ˈnɛstə
polyester
ˌpɒlɪˈɛstə
rester
ˈrɛstə
semester
sɪˈmɛstə
siesta
sɪˈɛstə
Sylvester
sɪlˈvɛstə
testa
ˈtɛstə
tester
ˈtɛstə
trimester
traɪˈmɛstə
vesta
ˈvɛstə
Zend-Avesta
ˌzɛndəˈvɛstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AVESTA

Aves
Avestan
Avestic
Aveyron

WORDS THAT END LIKE AVESTA

Aosta
Augusta
barista
basta
Batista
Boa Vista
Buena Vista
celesta
costa
egesta
fashionista
festa
gangsta
ingesta
Malatesta
pasta
podesta
Rasta
turista
vista

Synonyms and antonyms of Avesta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Avesta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AVESTA

Find out the translation of Avesta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Avesta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Avesta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿维斯塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Avesta
570 millions of speakers

English

Avesta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवेस्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأفستا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Авеста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Avesta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবেস্তার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Avesta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Avesta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Avesta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アベスタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아베
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Avesta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Avesta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவெஸ்தா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवेस्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avesta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Avesta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Avesta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Авеста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Avesta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Avesta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Avesta
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Avesta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Avesta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Avesta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AVESTA»

The term «Avesta» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AVESTA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Avesta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVESTA»

Discover the use of Avesta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Avesta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Avesta Khorda Avesta: Book Of Common Prayer
They begged of her a boon, saying: "Grant us this, O good, most beneficent Ardvi Sura Anahita! that we may overcome the assemblers of the Turanian Danus, Kara Asabana, and Vara Asabana, and the most mighty Duraekaeta, in the battles of this ...
‎2004
2
Avesta Vendidad
Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: I have made every land dear (to its people), even though it had no charms whatever in it: had I not made every land dear (to its people), even though it had no charms whatever in it, then ...
James Darmesteter, 2004
3
An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion: Readings from ...
This book is, therefore, not just a collection of texts but a selfcontained introduction to Zoroastrianism that can be used by the nonspecialist without recourse to additional interpretive works.
William W. Malandra, 1983
4
The Zend Avesta
This is a subset of the Sacred Books of the East Series which includes translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions which have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia ...
F. Max Muller, 2013
5
Avesta Visperad
And in this Zaothra with this Baresman I desire to approach the man who recites the ritual rites with my praise, who is maintaining thus the thought well thought, and the word well spoken, and the deed well done, and Piety the bountiful, ...
‎2004
6
The Zend-Avesta: The Vendîdâd, translated by James Darmesteter
fluctuating, converted Mazdeism into a religious revolution against Vedic polytheism, found historical allusions to that schism both in the Avesta and in the Veda, pointed out curses against Zoroaster in the Vedas, and, in short, transformed, as it ...
James Darmesteter, Lawrence Heyworth Mills, 1895
7
Irano-Aryan Faith and Doctrine As Contained in the Zend-Avesta
He (Pike) knew that the Proto-Aryans and the Indo-Aryans were our physical, linguistic and philosophical ancestors; and he knew that the monotheistic Irano-Aryans were our religious, religio-philosophical and spiritual ancestors; and with ...
Albert Pike, 1992
8
The Entire Avesta is One Whole
Refutation of the belief that some of the verses of the Avesta are not the work of Zoroaster.
Hormusjee Shapoorjee Spencer, 1975
9
Avesta: the religious books of the Parsees, from professor ...
INTRODUCTION TO THE KHOEDAH-AVESTA. The remaining portion of the Sacred Books of the Parsees, which is comprised under the term Khordah-Avesta (Little Avesta), consists chiefly of Prayers and the so-called Yashts, lit., " Invocations ...
Avesta, 1864
10
The Zend-Avesta: The Vendîdâd, translated by James Darmesteter
The Formation of the Zend-Avesta. § i. The collection of Zend fragments, known as the Zend-Avesta \ is divided, in its usual form, into two parts. The first part, or the Avesta properly so called, contains the Vendidad, the Visp£rad, and the Yasna.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVESTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Avesta is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Policy Wonk: Portland is anti-growth? Not really
Avesta's and Seacoast Management's are currently before the Planning Board; the Seacoast project will also require City Council approval. «The Forecaster, Jul 15»
2
Biosimilar And Follow-On Biologics Market – Global Industry Size …
... Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Astra Zeneca, Avesta Biotherapeutics and Research (ABRPL), Avesthagen, Axicorp, ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
3
Parsi priest earns doctorate in ancient Avesta Pahlavi script
At age 65, Parvez Bajan has earned a doctorate in a rare subject, Avesta-Pahlavi, the language of the Zoroastrian scriptures. His guide was ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Southgate House proposal sent to Town Councilors
Now it will be up to the Town Council to determine if the plan, which is being proposed by Avesta Housing, will move forward. Senior Town ... «Scarborough Leader, Jul 15»
5
Conspiracy theory
What if the internal chronology of the early, middle and the late books of the Rgveda and the evidence in the Avesta and in Mittani (Syria) ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
6
Cinderella has Iranian origins
... been shaped by relations fostered by Achaemenid Empire; a third category of myths are Zoroastrian by origin, as manifest in Avesta,” he said. «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jul 15»
7
Ahuramazdan: Reborn
For thousands of years, well before Zoroaster and the Zend-Avesta, Ahuramazdans handed down great secrets, passionately from one ... «Iranian, Jun 15»
8
Avesta Represented in National Maintenance Mania Competition
Based out of Jacksonville, FL, Kyle Slagle works at Avesta Mandarin as a Lead Service Technician. Slagle notes, “I'm super excited. I've never been to Vegas ... «PR.com, Jun 15»
9
Ahuramazdan: Pax Iranica
"Like all texts of the Avesta, the Mihr Yašt belongs to an oral culture of ritual poetry whose roots reach back to the prehistoric Indo-Iranian ... «Iranian, Jun 15»
10
More churches look toward ending the war on drugs
The Zend-Avesta of 600 B.C. mentions an intoxicating resin, and the Assyrians used Cannabis as an incense as early as the ninth century B.C.. «Drug WarRant, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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