Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- ঈশ্বৰ
- Transliteration
- Iswôr
- Rejected alternatives
- ভগৱান, পৰমেশ্বৰ
God
ঈশ্বৰ is the standard Assamese Bible Society term for the one true God. ভগৱান is the common Assamese devotional address for one’s chosen deity (ista-devata) within Vaishnavite/Ekasarana bhakti and carries too much devotional-object ambiguity for consistent doctrinal use.