دشنه

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian dšnk' (dašnag, “right hand; dagger”), from dšn' (dašn, “right hand”) + -k' (-ag). Compare Old Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak), դաշոյն (dašoyn), Iranian borrowings.

Noun

دشنه • (dešne, dašne)

1. dagger, poniard
2. sword, scimitar
3. narrow knife-blade

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دشنه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “dašnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 25

Etymology 2

Noun

دشنه • (došna)

1. (Neyshaburi) last night