𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *yaĵnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yaĵnás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ- (“to sacrifice, worship”), whence the verbal root 𐬫𐬀𐬰‎ (yaz-, “to worship, to honor, to venerate”). Cognate with Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajñá).

Noun

𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 • (yasna)

(Zoroastrianism) an act of worship, oblation, sacrifice

Proper noun

𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 • (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

𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀‎ (yazata, “(an entity that is) worthy of worship”)

Descendants

→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (jašan, “Zoroastrian term for any (religious) festival”)
- → Zoroastrian Gujarati: જશન (jaśan)

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