𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *háynā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynā. Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁‏‎ (haēnā‏), Sanskrit सेना (senā)

Noun

𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠 (h-i-n-a /hainā/)

  1. enemy army, hostile army

Descendants

  • Manichaean Middle Persian: hyyn
  • Middle Persian: hyn' (hēn)
    • → Old Armenian: հէն (hēn)
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