51Թ

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bheesty

or ·پ

[ bee-stee ]

noun

plural bheesties.
  1. (in India) a water carrier.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bheesty1

First recorded in 1775–85; from Urdu īī, from Persian 󾱲ī, literally, “pertaining to paradise,” i.e., “beautiful,” as poetic convention describing royal cupbearers (equivalent to bihisht “paradise” + a suffix indicating relationship or origin)

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