ચિનવત
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Gujarati
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬥𐬬𐬀𐬙𐬋 (cinvatō). Compare Persian چینود (činavad).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.nə.ʋət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun
[edit]ચિનવત • (cinavat) m
- (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).