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)