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yasht

/jæʃt/

yasht noun: any of a collection of hymns and prayers.

Noun

yasht (plural yashts)

  1. Any of a collection of hymns and prayers.

yasht meaning in Persian

yasht in Persian

Translations
یَشْتْ yašt

Forms of yasht

pluralyashts

Origin of yasht

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

Words that rhyme with yasht

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Questions about yasht

What does yasht mean?
Yasht means any of a collection of hymns and prayers.
What is yasht in Persian?
Yasht in Persian is یَشْتْ (yašt). See Yasht meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is yasht?
Yasht is a noun.
How do you pronounce yasht?
Yasht is pronounced /jæʃt/.
What is the plural of yasht?
The plural of yasht is yashts.

Words near yasht in the dictionary

  1. yashmacs
  2. yashmak
  3. yashmaked
  4. yashmaks
  5. Yashoda
  6. yasht
  7. yashts
  8. yasmak
  9. yasmaks
  10. Yasmeen
  11. Yasmeena

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