ܨܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چین (čin) through Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese (*zin, Qin).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤiːn]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑː]

Proper noun

ܨܝܼܢ • (ṣīnf

  1. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, China), via Arabic صين.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤin]

Proper noun

ܨܝܢ • (ṣīn)

  1. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949; official name: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ (People's Republic of China))
    Synonym: ܨܝܢܣܬܐܢ

Derived terms

References

Turoyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܨܝܢ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤin]

Proper noun

ܨܝܢ • (ṣin)

  1. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)
    Synonym: ܫ̰ܝܢ (čyn)