Old Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *samHáranam (battle, strife), from Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₃ér-en-o-m. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀 (hamarəna), Sanskrit समरण (samaraṇa).

Noun

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𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴 (h-m-r-n /hamarana/) n

  1. battle

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Persian: hmlʾnyh (hamrānīh)

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