پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک
Persian
Etymology
Calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀 (humata hūxta hvaršta).
Phrase
- Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds; a phrase that represents the three pillars of Zoroastrian Faith
Usage notes
- The replacement of the Persian word ‘andiše’ (thought) with ‘pendâr’ (imaginative thought / supposition) is believed to be a recent poetic adjustment such that all nouns end in ‘-âr’. ‘pendâr’, ‘goftâr’, and ‘kerdâr’. Andiše more accurately covers the meaning of the Avestan ‘humata’.