ܨܝܢ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), via Arabic صين.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editܨܝܢ • (ṣīn)
- China
- Synonym: ܨܝܢܣܬܐܢ
- People's Republic of China
- Synonym: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- ܛܐܝܘܐܢ (“Taiwan”)
- ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ (“Republic of China”)
- ܠܫܢܐ ܡܢܕܪܝܢܝܐ (“Mandarin”)
- ܠܫܢܐ ܩܢܛܘܢܝܐ (“Cantonese”)
References
edit- ܨܝܢ on syriacdictionary.net
- “syny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478
Turoyo
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Syriac ܨܝܢ
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editܨܝܢ • (ṣin)
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- tru:Countries in Asia