Pazend

English

Alternative forms

• Pazand

Etymology

From Zoroastrian Middle Persian pʾcnd (pāzand), from Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (paⁱti zainti, “according to understanding”); see Zend for more.

Proper noun

Pazend

1. A variant of Avestan alphabet used to write Middle Persian.

Related terms

• Zand

Translations

variant of the Avestan alphabet to write Middle Persian

• Persian: پازند (fa) (pâzand, pâzend)
• Tajik: Позанд (Pozand)