Chishti

English

Etymology

From Classical Persian چشتی (cištī); which means "of Chisht" from Chisht, a town in Herat, Afghanistan; the location in which the order began.

Adjective

Chishti (comparative more Chishti, superlative most Chishti)

1. Belonging to the Chishti order.

Noun

Chishti (plural Chishtis)

1. (Islam) A member of a major Sunni spiritual order of Sufism.

Synonyms

• Chishtist
• Chishtite

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: جِشْتِيّ (jištiyy)
• Bengali: চিশ্তী (cištī),চিশতি (cišti)
• Hindi: चिश्ती m (ciśtī)
• Urdu: چشتی (cištī)