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Definitions of zend:

part of speech: noun

The anc. Persian tongue- the language in which the Avesta is written.

part of speech: noun

An ancient Iranian language, in which are composed the sacred writings of the Zoroastrians. It is a member of the Aryan family of languages, and very closely allied to Sanskrit, esp. the Sanskrit of the Vedas, by means of which, and by the help of comparative philology, it has been deciphered. Called also AVESTAN. A contracted name for the ZEND- AVESTA or sacred writings of Zoroaster.

Usage examples for zend:

• 2. In the Zend and Persian languages of Iran. "The American Nations, Vol. I.", C. S. Rafinesque

• Daruj, Puyri of Zend "The American Nations, Vol. I.", C. S. Rafinesque

• But, perhaps, we may find in Persia what we lack in India; and as the modern Persian is descended from the Zend and as the Zend is a sister to the Sanskrit, Persia may, perhaps, supply such a locality. "The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies", Robert Gordon Latham