بهشت

See also: بہشت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بهشت (behešt).

Noun

بهشت • (behişt)

1. paradise, heaven

Descendants

• Turkish: behişt

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt); see there for more. Cognate with Northern Talysh وییشت (vaiišt) and Baluchi گْوَهِشت (gwahišt, “heaven”). Compare Gujarati વહિશ્ત (vahiśt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bi.ˈhiʃt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [be̞.ɦɪ́ʃt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [be̞.ɦɪ́ʃt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪɪ́ʃt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [biíʃt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be.ɦéʃt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bi.ɦíʃt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	bihišt
Dari reading?	behišt
Iranian reading?	behešt
Tajik reading?	bihišt

Noun

Dari	بهشت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	биҳишт

بِهِشْت • (behešt)

1. paradise, heaven

   Synonym: جَنَّت (jannat)

   Antonyms: دوزَخ (duzax), جَهَنَّم (jahannam)

Derived terms

• بِهِشْتی (behešti)

Descendants

• → Bengali: বেহেশ্ত (beheśt)
• → Gujarati: બિહિશ્ત (bihiśt), બહિશ્ત (bahiśt)
• → Hindi: बिहिश्त (bihiśt), बहिश्त (bahiśt) (rare)
• → Ottoman Turkish: بهشت (behişt)
  • Turkish: behişt
• → Urdu: بِہِشْت (bihiśt)