یشت

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian yšt' (yašt, “prayer, worship”), probably from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (yašta, “honored”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? yašt
Dari reading? yašt
Iranian reading? yašt
Tajik reading? yašt

Noun

یشت • (yašt) (Tajik spelling яшт)

  1. (Zoroastrianism) yasht (any of a collection of hymns and prayers)
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