Avestan \A*ves"tan\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.
-- n. The language of the Avesta; -- less properly called
{Zend}.
Avestan
adj : of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of
Zoroastrianism)
n 1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: {Zend}]
2: the script in which the ancient Persian language of the
Avesta is written