Yasht
[ yasht, yuhsht ]
/ yæʃt, yʌʃt /
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noun Zoroastrianism.
a hymn to a deity.
Yashts, hymns to various deities, forming part of the Avesta.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of Yasht
From the Avestan word yashtay
Words nearby Yasht
yarraman, yarran, Yarra River, yarrow, yashmak, Yasht, Yasmin, Yasna, Yastrzemski, yataghan, ya-ta-ta
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Example sentences from the Web for Yasht
Yasht, ysht, n. in the Zend-Avesta, one of a collection of hymns and prayers.
The second illustrative extract will be taken from Yasht 19, which magnifies in glowing strains the praises of the Kingly Glory.
Cf. "Mihr Yasht," 127, where the boar is not Verethraghna but the "curse of the sage."
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker