ܨܝܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā)
Etymology edit
From ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā, “China”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (ṣīnāyā) (feminine ܨܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṣīnāytā), plural ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē))
- Chinese (of, from, or pertaining to China, the Chinese culture or Chinese people)
Noun edit
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (ṣīnāyā) m (plural ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē), feminine ܨܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṣīnāytā))
- Chinese (A person from China or of Chinese descent)
Usage notes edit
Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kyānāyā, “natural”) in unvocalised writing.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ (ṣīnāyī) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ (ṣīnāyan) | ||
| construct | ܨܝܼܢܵܝ (ṣīnāy) |
2nd person | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (ṣīnāyūḵ) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣīnāyāḵ) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā) |
3rd person | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹܗ (ṣīnāyēh) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (ṣīnāyāh) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (ṣīnāyī) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (ṣīnāyan) | ||
| construct | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (ṣīnāyay) |
2nd person | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣīnāyūḵ) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣīnāyāḵ) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē) |
3rd person | ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣīnāyūh) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣīnāyōh) |
ܨܝܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyhōn) | ||