yasht

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian yšt' (yašt, prayer, worship), probably from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (yašta, honored), from 𐬫𐬀𐬰 (yaz, to worship, honor), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-.

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yasht (plural yashts)

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Any of a collection of hymns and prayers.

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