ચિનવત

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬥𐬬𐬀𐬙𐬋 (cinvatō). Compare Persian چینود (činavad).

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Noun

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ચિનવત (cinavatm

  1. (Zoroastrianism) the Chinvat Bridge, an extremely narrow bridge that Zoroastrians believe all souls will cross on Doomsday, with only the virtuous able to cross, similar to the Islamic concept સિરાત (sirāt).