Shayesteh or Shaista (Persian: شایسته, Pashto: شایسته) is a given name and is often given to females.
In Persian, "شایسته" means "worthy" or "admirable", whereas translating it from Pashto it is derived from Shaist (Pashto: شایست), meaning “beauty”.
This name can be found across Central and South Asia, along with some parts of the Middle East.
Notable people with this name include:
- Shayesteh Irani, Iranian actress
- Shayesteh Ghaderpour, Iraninan chess player
- Shaista Aziz, English journalist
- Shaista Khan, Mughal subahdar of Bengal
- Shaista Lodhi, Pakistani actress
- Shaista Nuzhat, Punjabi linguist
- Shaista Pervaiz, Pakistani politician
- Shaista Shameem, Fijian lawyer
- Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician
- Shaista Wahab, Afghan author
- Jalal-ud-Din Khalji, ruler of the Delhi Sultanate under the Khalji dynasty. Jalaluddin was given the epithet by Muiz ud din Qaiqabad.
See also
- Shaista Khan Mosque, a mosque in Dhaka built by Shayesta Khan
- Shayestaganj Upazila, a sub-district in Bangladesh named after Syed Shaista Miah
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References
- "شایسته". Abadis Online Persian Dictionary. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- Lal, Kishori Saran (1967). History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290-1320. Asia Publishing House. p. 6.