بهشت

See also: بہشت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بهشت (behešt).

Noun

بهشت • (behişt)

1. paradise, heaven

Descendants

• Turkish: behişt

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt), from Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 (vahištōaŋhuš, “paradise, lit. the best existence”), a compound of ‎𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋 (‎vahištō, “the best”) + ‎‎‎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 (‎‎aŋhuš, “life”).

Noun

Dari	بهشت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	биҳишт

بهشت • (behešt)

1. paradise, heaven

Synonyms

• جنت (jannat)

Antonyms

• دوزخ (dôzax)
• جهنم (jahannam)

Derived terms

• بهشتی (behešti)