ܝܦܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܝܦܢ

ܐܬܐ ܕܝܦܢ

Etymology

From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ja.panː]

Proper noun

ܝܲܦܵܢ • (yappān) f

1. Japan (a country and archipelago in Far East Asia)

   Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܲܦܘܿܢ (yapōn), (archaic) ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (yapōnīyā)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yappānāyā, “Japanese”)