-shat (suffix)

The suffix -shat (also transliterated as -šat) is found in Armenian toponymy. It translates as "happy; happiness" and derives from Parthian and Middle Persian šād ("happy, joyful"), ultimately from Old Persian šiyāta-.

Armenian toponyms which bear this suffix:
 * Yervandashat (Eruandashat)
 * Artashat (Artaxata)
 * Ashtishat