اوستا

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (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.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.wɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.wɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.wis.t̪ʰɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? awistā
Dari reading? awistā
Iranian reading? avestâ
Tajik reading? avisto

Proper noun

اوستا • (awistā / avestâ) (Tajik spelling Авесто or Авасто)

  1. Avesta
  2. Avestan (language)
    Synonym: اوستایی (awistāyī / avestâyi)
Alternative forms
  • وستا (wistā / vestâ, wastā / vastâ), استا (astā / astâ, ustā / ostâ), ستا (satā / satâ, sutā / sotâ, sitā / setâ), اوستاک (awistāk / avestâk), ابستا (abistā / abestâ), ابستاغ (abistāġ / abestâġ), ابستاق (abistāq / abestâġ), بستاق (bistāq / bestâġ), بستاه (bistāh / bestâh), افستا (afistā / afestâ), آبستا (ābistā / âbestâ), اویستا (awēstā / avistâ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? ūstā
Dari reading? ūstā
Iranian reading? ustâ
Tajik reading? usto

Noun

اوستا • (ūstā / ustâ)

  1. alternative form of استاد (ustād / ostâd)

Adjective

اوستا • (ūstā / ustâ)

  1. alternative form of استاد (ustād / ostâd)

References

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