Avestan

Noun

𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 • ‎(yazata)

1. (Zoroastrianism) substantivized adjective (i.e. property) of entities worthy of veneration, in particular divinities, but occasionally also applied to certain healing plants, certain mythical creatures, certain abstract principles, the fravashis of the dead, and to certain prayers.

Related terms

• 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 ‎(yasna, “worship, sacrifice, veneration”)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: yazad
  • Persian: ایزد ‎(izad)