𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *háynaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (haēnā), Sanskrit सेना (sénā).

Noun

𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠 (h-i-n-a /hainā/)

  1. enemy army, hostile army

Descendants

  • Middle Persian:
    Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫏𐫏𐫗 (hyyn)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (hyn' /⁠hēn⁠/)
    • → Old Armenian: հէն (hēn)
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