বেহেশ্ত
Bengali
Alternative forms
- বেহেশত (beheśt(ō))
- বেহেস্ত (behest(ō)), বেহেসত (behest(ō))
- বিহিশ্ত (bihiśt(ō)), বিহিশত (bihiśt(ō))
- ভেস্ত (bhestō) — dated or dialectal
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): /beheʃt̪o/, [ˈbeheʃt̪oˑ], /behest̪o/, [ˈbehest̪oˑ], /beheʃt̪/, [ˈbeheʃt̪], /behest̪/, [ˈbehest̪], /behest̪o/, [ˈbehest̪oˑ], /behest̪/, [ˈbehest̪]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /beheʃt̪o/, [ˈbeheʃt̪oˑ], /behest̪o/, [ˈbehest̪oˑ], /beheʃt̪/, [ˈbeheʃt̪], /behest̪/, [ˈbehest̪], /behest̪o/, [ˈbehest̪oˑ], /behest̪/, [ˈbehest̪]
Noun
বেহেশ্ত • (beheśto)