বেহেশ্ত

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • বেহেস্ত (behest), বেহেশত (beheśt), বেহেসত (behest)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بهشت (bihišt), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 (wahišt, “paradise”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HwáhištHáhuš (literally “best existence”). Compare Hindustani بہشت / बिहिश्त (bihiśt).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /beɦeʃt̪/, [ˈbeɦeʃt̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /beɦeʃt̪/, [ˈbeɦeʃt̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪], /beɦest̪/, [ˈbeɦest̪]

Noun

বেহেশ্ত • (beheśto)

  1. (Islam) paradise, heaven
    Synonyms: জান্নাত (jannat), স্বর্গ (śorgo), নন্দন (nondon), পুণ্যলোক (punnolōk)
    Antonym: দোজখ (dōjokh)
    আল্লাহ তাকে বেহেশ্ত নসীব করুন।
    allah take beheśto nośib korun.
    May Allah grant him/her paradise.
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