"yasht" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /jæʃt/, /jʌʃt/ Forms: yashts [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃt, -ʌʃt Etymology: From Middle Persian yšt' (yašt, “prayer, worship”), probably from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (yašta, “honored”), from 𐬫𐬀𐬰 (yaz, “to worship, honor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pal|yšt'||prayer, worship|tr=yašt}} Middle Persian yšt' (yašt, “prayer, worship”), {{der|en|ae|𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀||honored}} Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (yašta, “honored”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁yaǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- Head templates: {{en-noun}} yasht (plural yashts)
  1. (Zoroastrianism) Any of a collection of hymns and prayers. Categories (topical): Zoroastrianism Related terms: yazata

Inflected forms

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