𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Iranian *wáhišt-ah (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋-𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱- (vahištō-aŋhuš-)), from Proto-Iranian *HwáhištHáhuš (literally “best existence”), a compound of *Hwáhištas (“best”, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásištʰas) +‎ *Háhuš (from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásuš (“life, existence, being”)).

Noun

𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 • (whšty /wahišt/)

1. paradise

Antonyms

• 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩 (dʿšḥʿy /⁠dušox⁠/)

Descendants

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