دشنه

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دشنه (dašna, dagger, poniard), from Middle Persian (dšnk' /⁠dašnag⁠/, right hand; dagger).

Noun

دشنه (deşne) (definite accusative دشنه‌یی (deşneyi), plural دشنه‌لر (deşneler))

  1. dagger, poniard, a stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade
    Synonym: خنجر (hancar, hancer)

Descendants

  • Turkish: deşne

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (dšnk' /⁠dašnag⁠/, right hand; dagger), from (dšn' /⁠dašn⁠/, right hand) + (-k' /⁠-ag⁠/). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak), դաշոյն (dašoyn), Classical Syriac ܕܫܢܓ (dašnag, two-edged dagger), Arabic دشنج (dašnaj, dagger), Georgian დაშნა (dašna, sword).

Noun

دشنه (dešne, dašne)

  1. dagger, poniard
  2. sword, scimitar
  3. narrow knife-blade

References

Etymology 2

Noun

دشنه (došna)

  1. (Neyshaburi) last night