ӕхсин

Ossetian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *xšaiθnī-;[1] compare Old Armenian Աշխէն (Ašxēn).

Alternative forms
  • ӕхсийнӕ (æxsijnæ) — Digor

Noun

ӕхси́н • (æxsín)

  1. (Iron) lady, mistress
  2. (Iron) princess
Descendants
  • Hungarian: asszony

References
  1. Benkő, Loránd, ed. A magyar nyelv történeti-etimológiai szótára I–IV. (“The Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”). Budapest: Akadémiai, 1967–1984. →ISBN. Vol. 1: A–Gy (1967), vol. 2: H–O (1970), vol. 3: Ö–Zs (1976), vol. 4: index (1984). – German edition published as Benkő L., editor (1993–1997), “ӕхсин”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Ungarischen I–III [The Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (in German), Vol. 1: A–kop (1993), vol. 2: Kor–zs (1995), vol. 3: index (1997), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Compare Old Armenian Աշխէն (Ašxēn).

Adjective

ӕхси́н • (æxsín)

  1. (Iron, Digor) dark grey; blue-gray
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