π¬«π¬π¬―π¬₯π¬
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yaΕΊnas, from *yaz-, whence the verbal root π¬«π¬π¬°β (yaz-, βto worship, to honor, to venerateβ). Compare Sanskrit ΰ€―ΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€ (yajΓ±a).
Noun
π¬«π¬π¬―π¬₯π¬ β’ (yasna)
- (Zoroastrianism) an act of worship, oblation, sacrifice
Proper noun
π¬«π¬π¬―π¬₯π¬ β’ (yasna)
- (Zoroastrianism) name of the primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta
- (Zoroastrianism) name of the principal act of worship at which those verses are recited
Related terms
- π¬«π¬π¬°π¬π¬π¬β (yazata, β(an entity that is) worthy of worshipβ)
Descendants
- Middle Persian jaΕ‘an, Zoroastrian term for any (religious) festival
- Zoroastrian Gujarati jaΕ‘an, jasan
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