श्येन

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्येन (śyena).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃjeːn/, [ʃjẽːn]

Noun

श्येन • (śyen) m

1. (formal) a hawk or falcon

   Synonyms: बाज़ (bāz), गरुड (garuḍ)

Declension

Declension of श्येन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	श्येन śyen	श्येन śyen
oblique	श्येन śyen	श्येनों śyenõ
vocative	श्येन śyen	श्येनो śyeno

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শ্যেন (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬬᬾᬦ (Balinese script)
• শ্যেন (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰸𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ၐျေန (Burmese script)
• શ્યેન (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਯੇਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦾꦺꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂵𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ಯೇನ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្យេន (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ເຍນ (Lao script)
• ശ്യേന (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠶᡝᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠶ᠋ᠧᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧇𑧚𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐾𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ଯେନ (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢫꢾꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖸𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍යෙන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩔𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚲𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஶ்யேந (Tamil script)
• శ్యేన (Telugu script)
• ศฺเยน (Thai script)
• ཤྱེ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒹𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨄𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱy-ey-nó-s ~ *ḱyeh₁-inó-s (“bird of prey”), probably ultimately related to *(s)ḱeh₃- (“shade, hue”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (saēna, “raptor; a mythical bird”), Middle Persian syn-mwlw (/⁠Sēn-murw⁠/), Old Armenian ցին (cʻin, “kite”) and probably Ancient Greek ἴκτινος (íktinos, “kite”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕjɐj.nɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕjeː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

श्येन • (śyená) stem, m

1. a hawk, falcon or eagle
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.20.10:

     आ श्येनासो न पक्षिणो वृथा नरो हव्या नो वीतये गत ॥

     ā śyenāso na pakṣiṇo vṛthā naro havyā no vītaye gata.

     Lightly like winged falcons, O ye Heroes, come, come to enjoy our offerings.

2. (Vedic mythology) The name of a divine hawk identified with अग्नि (agni) who ascends to the heavens for bringing सोम (soma) to earth
3. (Vedic ritualism) A hawk-shaped fire-altar (अग्निचयन (agnicayana)) constructed with bricks

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्येन (śyená)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्येनः śyenáḥ	श्येनौ / श्येना¹ śyenaú / śyenā́¹	श्येनाः / श्येनासः¹ śyenā́ḥ / śyenā́saḥ¹
Vocative	श्येन śyéna	श्येनौ / श्येना¹ śyénau / śyénā¹	श्येनाः / श्येनासः¹ śyénāḥ / śyénāsaḥ¹
Accusative	श्येनम् śyenám	श्येनौ / श्येना¹ śyenaú / śyenā́¹	श्येनान् śyenā́n
Instrumental	श्येनेन śyenéna	श्येनाभ्याम् śyenā́bhyām	श्येनैः / श्येनेभिः¹ śyenaíḥ / śyenébhiḥ¹
Dative	श्येनाय śyenā́ya	श्येनाभ्याम् śyenā́bhyām	श्येनेभ्यः śyenébhyaḥ
Ablative	श्येनात् śyenā́t	श्येनाभ्याम् śyenā́bhyām	श्येनेभ्यः śyenébhyaḥ
Genitive	श्येनस्य śyenásya	श्येनयोः śyenáyoḥ	श्येनानाम् śyenā́nām
Locative	श्येने śyené	श्येनयोः śyenáyoḥ	श्येनेषु śyenéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: শেন (xen)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀡 (seṇa)
• Pali: sena
• → Telugu: శ్యేనము (śyēnamu)