ચિનવત

Gujarati

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪ.nə.ʋət̪/
Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

ચિનવત • (cinavat) m

(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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