ܨܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā)

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)