Meanings
adjectiveChishti (comparative more Chishti, superlative most Chishti)
comparative more Chishti · superlative most Chishti
- Belonging to the Chishti order.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of a major Sunni spiritual order of Sufism.
Similar
ChishtistChishtite
Origin
- Classical Persianچشتی
- EnglishChishti
From Classical Persian چشتی (cištī); which means "of Chisht" from Chisht, a town in Herat, Afghanistan; the location in which the order began.
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Arabic جِشْتِيّ
- جِشْتِيّ (jištiyy)Translations
Bengali চিশ্তী, চিশতি
- চিশ্তী (cištī)Translations
- চিশতি (cišti)Translations
Hindi चिश्ती
- चिश्ती (ciśtī)Translations
Urdu چشتی
- چشتی (cištī)Translations
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APA
Chishti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chishti
MLA
“Chishti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chishti. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chishti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chishti.
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