ܨܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Originally borrowed from Persian چین (čin), but reborrowed from Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn), both from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܨܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṣīnā) f
- China (a country in East Asia; official name: People's Republic of China)
- A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.
Usage notes edit
Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnā) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, “nature”) in unvocalised writing.
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic proper nouns
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- aii:China
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