ܨܝܢ

Classical Syriac

ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤin]

Proper noun

ܨܝܢ • (ṣīn)

1. China

   Synonym: ܨܝܢܣܬܐܢ

2. People's Republic of China

   Synonym: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܨܝܢܝܐ (“Chinese”)
• ܨܝܢܐܝܬ (“Chinese language”)

Related terms

• ܛܐܝܘܐܢ (“Taiwan”)
• ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ (“Republic of China”)
• ܠܫܢܐ ܡܢܕܪܝܢܝܐ (“Mandarin”)
• ܠܫܢܐ ܩܢܛܘܢܝܐ (“Cantonese”)

References

• ܨܝܢ on syriacdictionary.net
• “syny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478

Turoyo

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܨܝܢ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤin]

Proper noun

ܨܝܢ • (ṣin)

1. China

   Synonym: ܫ̰ܝܢ (čyn)