𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Avestan ‎ 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱‎ (vahištō-aŋhuš-, “paradise, lit. the best existence”), a compound of ‎ ‎𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋‎ (vahištō-, “the best”) + ‎‎‎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱‎ (aŋhuš, “life”).

Noun

𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 • (wahišt)

  1. paradise

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Classical Persian: بهشت‎ (bihišt, bahišt)
    • Persian: بهشت‎ (behešt)
    • Tajik: биҳишт (bihišt)
    • → Hindi: बिहिश्त (bihiśt), बहिश्त (bahiśt) (rare)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: بهشت‎ (behişt)
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