- Yasht
-
/yasht, yusht/, n. Zoroastrianism.1. a hymn to a deity.2. Yashts, hymns to various deities, forming part of the Avesta.[ < Avestan yashtay]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
Yasht
Look at other dictionaries:
Yasht — (Pahlavi und Neupersisch: Yašt/یشت, stammend von „Yašti“ und „yaz“: anbeten, opfern, preisen im Alt Avestischen; verwandt mit Yasna): Den dritten Abschnitt des Avestas, der heiligen Schrift der Anhänger des iranischen Religionsstifters… … Deutsch Wikipedia
yasht — ˈyasht, ˈyəsht noun ( s) Etymology: Avestan yashtay adoration : one of the hymns to angels or lesser divinities forming part of the Avesta * * * /yasht, yusht/, n. Zoroastrianism. 1. a hymn to a deity. 2. Yashts, hymns to various deities, forming … Useful english dictionary
Yasht — (Jasht) und Yasna (Yaçna, Jaçna), Bücher des Zendavesta (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Yasht — und Yasna, Teile des Zendavesta (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Yasht — The ae. Yashts ( ae. Yašt s) are a collection of twenty one hymns in Younger Avestan. Each of these hymns invokes a specific Zoroastrian divinity or concept. Yasht chapter and verse pointers are traditionally abbreviated as Yt. The word yasht… … Wikipedia
Iranische Mythologie — Das Gebiet der Entstehung der iranischen Mythologie und die wesentliche Region ihres kulturellen Wirkens umschließen insbesondere den heutigen Iran, Afghanistan, Tadschikistan, Mesopotamien sowie Kurdistan, den Kaukasus, Belutschistan und Teile… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vishtaspa — Part of a series on Zoroastrianism Portal Primary topics Zoroas … Wikipedia
Anahita — This article is about the goddess. For the spider genus, see Ctenidae. Statue of Anahita in Maragha. Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā… … Wikipedia
Asha — This article is about a Zoroastrian principle. For other uses, see Asha (disambiguation). Part of a series on Zoroastrianism Portal … Wikipedia
Khvarenah — ae. Khvarenah or ae. khwarenah ( ae. xvarənah ) is an Avestan language word for a Zoroastrian concept literally denoting glory or splendour but understood as a divine mystical force or power projected upon and aiding the appointed. The neuter… … Wikipedia
