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 (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)