zend

See also: Zend

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

zend

1. inflection of zenden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (zand, “understanding, interpretation”), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (zainti, “understanding”), from Avestan verbal root 𐬰𐬀𐬥- (zan-, “to know, to understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛ̃d/

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Adjective

zend (feminine zende, masculine plural zends, feminine plural zendes)

1. (dated) Avestan

   Synonym: avestique

Noun

zend m (uncountable)

1. (dated) the Avestan language

   Synonym: avestique

Further reading

• “zend”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.