آبشینه

Persian

Etymology

Western Middle Iranian *āp-šēnag, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *āp- + *xšaina‬‬- + *-ka-. For the first component, compare Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠‫‪āpi‬‬⁠/, “water”). For the second component, compare Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠‫‪axšaina‬‬-⁠/, “dark blue”), Old Persian *xšaina‬‬- (“shiny”)

Literally meaning "where the water shines". The place is located on the foot of the northern valleys of Alvand mountains.

Proper noun

آبشینه • (âbšine)

1. Abshineh, village in Hamadan province of Iran

References

• احدیان, م. (2010). Morphological survey of Hamedan's Toponyms. زبان و زبان‌شناسی, 6(12), 129-148.