𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁

Avestan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰayHanā-.

Cognate with Persian دین (din), Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫗 (dyn /⁠dēn⁠/, “religion”), Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna) (whence zen), and Old Armenian դեն (den), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 • (daēnā)

  1. religion
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