Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
4 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, nature) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective edit

ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kyānāyā) (feminine ܟܝܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (kyānāytā), plural ܟܝܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kyānāyē))

  1. natural
  2. inherent, innate, native
  3. normal, usual
  4. physical

Etymology 2 edit

From ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnā, China) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective edit

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā) (feminine ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (čīnāytā), plural ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē))

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā, Chinese)

Noun edit

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyām (plural ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē), feminine ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (čīnāytā))

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā, Chinese person)
  2. (by extension) Asian, East Asian (person with Asian ancestry, specifically Northeast or Southeast Asia)
    Synonym: ܐܵܣܝܼܵܝܵܐ (āsīyāyā)
Inflection edit