yasht

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/jæʃt//jʌʃt/

noun

Any of a collection of hymns and prayers.

OriginMiddle Persian yšt' ← Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- →
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Meanings

nounyasht (plural yashts)

plural yashts

  1. ZoroastrianismAny of a collection of hymns and prayers.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁yaǵ-
  2. Avestan𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀“honored”
  3. Middle Persianyšt'“prayer, worship”
  4. Englishyasht

From Middle Persian yšt' (yašt, “prayer, worship”), probably from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (yašta, “honored”), from 𐬫𐬀𐬰 (yaz, “to worship, honor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-.

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Translations

Persian یَشْتْ
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yasht

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Anagrams

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