wn'

See also: wn, WN, and .wn

Middle Persian

Etymology

Related to Sogdian 𐼴𐼷𐼻𐼰 (wynʾ /wīnā/, harp, lute), Old Armenian վին (vin, a kind of plucked string instrument) (an Iranian borrowing), Khotanese [script needed] (bīna, musical instrument; harp, lute) and Sanskrit वीणा (vī́ṇā, veena).

Noun

wn' (win)

  1. veena, lute

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “win”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 91
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), վին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 340–341
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979), “bīna”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 284
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