کین

See also: كین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kyn' /⁠kēn⁠/, “hate, malice, revenge”), from Old Persian *𐎣𐎡𐎴 (kaina-), from Proto-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ (“revenge, punishment; redemption price; price; honor”). Akin to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (kaēnā, “punishment, revenge”) and Old Armenian քէն (kʻēn).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

کین • (kin)

1. 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