17 March 2017

Avestan

[uh-ves-tuh n]

noun

1. an ancient East Iranian language of the Indo-European family, the language of all the Avesta but the Gathas.
Compare Gathic (def 1).
adjective
2. of or relating to the Avesta or its language.

Origin of Avestan

1855-1860; Avest(a) + -an

Dictionary.com

Examples from the Web for Avestan

Historical Examples

The Avestan Morals are brought out by Mr. Johnson in their original and exceeding purity.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2
Various

The reciprocal help of the deity and the king (19–21) is Avestan, and inconsistent with monotheism.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature
Moncure Daniel Conway

The language of the Avesta can be correctly describedonly as Avestan, for no other literature in the same language exists.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.
Various

Among the Avestan Fragments, attention might finally be called to one which we must be glad has not been lost.
Library Of The World’s Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3
Various

Anagram

sane vat
save tan
ant vase

Today’s quote

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.

– Marcus Aurelius

On this day

17 March – St Patrick’s Day.

17 March 180AD – death of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor. Born 26 April 121AD.

17 March 1931 – The U.S. state of Nevada legalises gambling, which paves the way for the establishment of Las Vegas as the casino capital of America.

17 March 1966 – a hydrogen bomb is recovered from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. The bomb had fallen from a U.S. B-52 after it collided with a KC-135 refuelling jet.