𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Avestan ‎ 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 (vahištō-aŋhuš-, “paradise, lit. the best existence”), a compound of ‎ ‎𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋 (vahištō-, “the best”) + ‎‎‎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 (aŋhuš, “life”).

Noun

𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 • (wahišt)

1. paradise

Antonyms

• 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dušox)

Descendants

• Classical Persian: بهشت (bihišt, bahišt)
  • Persian: بهشت (behešt)
  • Tajik: биҳишт (bihišt)
  • → Hindi: बिहिश्त (bihiśt), बहिश्त (bahiśt) (rare)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: بهشت (behişt)
    • Turkish: behişt