بهشت

See also: بہشت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian (behešt).

Noun

بهشت • (behişt)

paradise, heaven

Descendants

Turkish: behişt

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(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


Iranian Persian	بهشت
Dari	بهشت
Tajik	биҳишт

بِهِشْت • (behešt)

paradise, heaven

Synonyms

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)

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