اوستا

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Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Persian ʾp(y)stʾk' (abestāg). Of unknown meaning, but probably from Avestan; possibly 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬬𐬀𐬐𐬀 (upastāvaka, praise), from 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (upastaoiti, he praises), from -𐬎𐬞𐬀 (-upa, up to, at) << Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)upamás << Proto-Indo-European *upó + 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (staoiti, he praises) (see Sanskrit स्तुति (stuti, praise)), though this is not actually attested in any Avestan texts.[1]

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Proper noun[edit]

اوستا (avestâ)

  1. the Avesta

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

اوستا (ustâ)

  1. Alternative form of استاد (ostâd)

References[edit]

  • Kellens, Jean (1983), "Avesta", Encyclopædia Iranica, vol. 3, New York: Routledge and Kegan Paul, pp. 35–44.