বেহেশ্ত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বেহেস্ত (behest), বেহেশত (beheśt), বেহেসত (behest)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بهشت (bihišt), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt, “paradise”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HwáhištHáhuš (literally “best existence”). Compare Hindustani بہشت / बिहिश्त (bihiśt).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /beɦeʃt̪/, [ˈbeɦeʃt̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /beɦeʃt̪/, [ˈbeɦeʃt̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪]

Noun

বেহেশ্ত • (beheśto)

1. (Islam) paradise, heaven

   Synonyms: জান্নাত (jannat), স্বর্গ (śorgo), নন্দন (nondon), পুণ্যলোক (punnolōk)

   Antonym: দোজখ (dōjokh)

   আল্লাহ তাকে বেহেশ্ত নসীব করুন।

   allah take beheśto nośib korun.

   May Allah grant him/her paradise.