ܟܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, “nature”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kjɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (kyānāyā) (feminine ܟܝܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (kyānāytā), plural ܟܝܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kyānāyē))

1. natural
2. inherent, innate, native
3. normal, usual
4. physical

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (čīnāyā) (feminine ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (čīnāytā), plural ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē))

1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā, “Chinese”)

Noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (čīnāyā) m (plural ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē), feminine ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (čīnāytā))

1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā, “Chinese person”)
2. (by extension) Asian, East Asian (person with Asian ancestry, specifically Northeast or Southeast Asia)

   Synonym: ܐܵܣܝܼܵܝܵܐ (āsīyāyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ (čīnāyī)		ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ (čīnāyan)
	construct	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝ (čīnāy)	2nd person	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (čīnāyūḵ)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (čīnāyāḵ)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čīnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā)	3rd person	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹܗ (čīnāyēh)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (čīnāyāh)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (čīnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (čīnāyī)		ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (čīnāyan)
	construct	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (čīnāyay)	2nd person	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (čīnāyūḵ)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (čīnāyāḵ)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čīnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē)	3rd person	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (čīnāyūh)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (čīnāyōh)	ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (čīnāyhōn)