ܨܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ܨܝܼܢ (ṣīn, “China”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤiːnɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (ṣīnāyā) (feminine ܨܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṣīnāytā), plural ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē))

  1. Chinese (of, from, or pertaining to China, its culture or people)

Noun

ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (ṣīnāyā) m (plural ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē), feminine ܨܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṣīnāytā))

  1. Chinese (person from China or of Chinese descent)
  2. (by extension) Asian, East Asian (person with Asian ancestry, specifically Northeast or Southeast Asia)
    Synonym: ܐܵܣܝܼܵܝܵܐ (āsīyāyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܝܼܢܵܝ (ṣīnāy) 1st person ܨܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ (ṣīnāyī) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ (ṣīnāyan)
construct ܨܝܼܢܵܝ (ṣīnāy) 2nd person ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (ṣīnāyōḵ) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣīnāyāḵ) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā) 3rd person ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹܗ (ṣīnāyēh) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (ṣīnāyāh) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyhōn)
plural absolute ܨܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣīnāyīn) 1st person ܨܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (ṣīnāyī) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (ṣīnāyan)
construct ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (ṣīnāyay) 2nd person ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣīnāyōḵ) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣīnāyāḵ) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē) 3rd person ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣīnāyūh) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣīnāyōh) ܨܝܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣīnāyayhōn)
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