کین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian kyn' (kēn, “hate, malice, revenge”), from Old Persian *𐎣𐎡𐎴 (kaina-), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoyneh₂- (“revenge, punishment; redemption price; price; honor”). Akin to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁‎ (kaēnā, “punishment, revenge”) and Old Armenian քէն (kʿēn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kiːn/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kiːn/, [kʲi(ː)n]

Noun

کین • (kin)

hatred, enmity, rancour, malice; revenge

Derived terms

کینه‎ (kine)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “کین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kēn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 51

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