ܨܝܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā)
Etymology
[edit]From ܨܝܼܢ (ṣīn, “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, its culture or people)
Noun
[edit]ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (ṣīnāyā) m (plural ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṣīnāyē), feminine ܨܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṣīnāytā))
- Chinese (person from China or of Chinese descent)
- (by extension) Asian, East Asian (person with Asian ancestry, specifically Northeast or Southeast Asia)
- Synonym: ܐܵܣܝܼܵܝܵܐ (āsīyāyā)
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā) | ||||||||
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| 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) | |||