Avesta

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Iranian Persian اوستا (avestâ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾp(y)stʾk' /⁠abestāg⁠/), of uncertain meaning. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /əˈvɛstə/ Rhymes: -ɛstə ==== Proper noun ==== the Avesta (Zoroastrianism) The primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== Avesta (not comparable) (dated) Avestan language. ==== See also ==== Zend-Avesta === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Avesta A town and municipality in Dalarna county, Sweden. ==== Further reading ==== Avesta (locality) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === savate == Swedish == === Etymology === Originally known as Åvsta. Compound of ave (“widening of a river”) + stad (“town”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Avesta n (genitive Avestas) a town and municipality of Dalecarlia County, in central Sweden