Zend-Avesta

[ zend-uh-ves-tuh ]

/ ˌzɛnd əˈvɛs tə /

the Avesta together with the Zend.

Origin of Zend-Avesta

From the Pahlavi word avastāk-u-zend the text and its interpretation

We shall give a few specimens of the translations proposed by different scholars of one or two verses of the Zend-Avesta.

Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I |Friedrich Max Mller
Description of Zoroaster's legislation, and of the magian national religion, according to the Zend-avesta.

A Manual of Ancient History |A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren
The Zend-Avesta is an ancient speculation into the origin of things.

The Chautauquan, Vol. III, February 1883 |The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
The Zend-Avesta embodied their religion and literature, and is full of beauty.

Woman's Club Work and Programs |Caroline French Benton

Yasht, ysht, n. in the Zend-Avesta, one of a collection of hymns and prayers.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

Zend-Avesta

/ (ˌzɛndəˈvɛstə) /

the Avesta together with the traditional interpretative commentary known as the Zend, esp as preserved in the Avestan language among the Parsees

Zend-Avestaic (ˌzɛndəvɛsˈteɪɪk), adjective

from Avestan, representing Avesta'-va-zend Avesta with interpretation