Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
an ancient Iranian language;
[syn: Avestan, Zend]
2. the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written;
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Avestan \A*ves"tan\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.
-- n. The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian
language); -- less properly called Zend.
Syn: Zend
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Avestan
adj 1: of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of
Zoroastrianism)
n 1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: Avestan, Zend]
2: the script in which the ancient Persian language of the
Avesta is written