ܨܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

1. Chinese (A person from China or of Chinese descent)

Usage notes

Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kyānāyā, “natural”) in unvocalised writing.

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā)

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)