ચિનવત

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • ચીનવત (cīnvat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬥𐬬𐬀𐬙𐬋 (cinvatō). Compare Persian چینود (činavad).

Pronunciation

Noun

ચિનવત • (cinavat) m

  1. (Zoroastrianism) the Chinvat Bridge, an extremely narrow bridge that Zoroastrians believe all souls will cross on Doomsday, with only the virtuous able to cross, similar to the Islamic concept સિરાત (sirāt).
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