વહિશ્ત

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• બિહિશ્ત (bihiśt), બહિશ્ત (bahiśt) — from Classical Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt); see there for more. Compare Persian بهشت (behešt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.ɦɪʃt̪/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃt̪
• Hyphenation: વ‧હિશ્ત

Noun

વહિશ્ત • (vahiśt) n

1. (Zoroastrianism) heaven

   Synonyms: સ્વર્ગ (svarg), જન્નત (jannat), ફિરદોસ (phirdos)

   Antonyms: દોજખ (dojakh), નરક (narak), જહન્નમ (jahannam)