Middle Persian

Noun

hyn' • ‎(hēn)

1. army, hostile army
2. demon

Derived terms

• hynyh ‎(hēnīh, “attack, aggression”)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hēn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43
• Nalbandyan, G. M. (1994), “hēn”, in Pahlaveren-hayeren baṙaran [Pahlavi–Armenian Dictionary], Yerevan: Pyunik, ISBN 5-8079-0925-9, page 88a
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “հէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 91
• Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 281