ܨܝܢ in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

IPA: [sˤiːn] [Standard], [t͡ʃiːnɑː] (note: Urmia) Forms: ܨܝܼܢ [canonical], ṣīn [romanization], ܨܝܼܢܵܐ [alternative], ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ [alternative], ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Persian چین (čin) through Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|aii|fa|چین|tr=čin}} Borrowed from Persian چین (čin), {{bor|aii|ar|الصِّين}} Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn), {{der|aii|pal|𐭰𐭩𐭭}} Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), {{der|aii|sa|^चीन}} Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), {{der|aii|och|^秦||Qin}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”) Head templates: {{aii-proper-noun|ܨܝܼܢ|f}} ܨܝܼܢ • (ṣīn) f

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      "roman": "čīnā",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ",
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        "alternative"
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        "China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "Yangtze",
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        ],
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          "Pearl",
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        ],
        [
          "Rivers",
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        ],
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          "People's Republic of China",
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        ]
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      "ipa": "[t͡ʃiːnɑː]",
      "note": "Urmia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ܨܝܢ"
}

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      "roman": "ṣīnāyā",
      "word": "ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ"
    },
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      "roman": "ṣīnāˀīṯ",
      "word": "ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂"
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      "form": "ܨܝܼܢܵܐ",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ",
      "roman": "bēṯ ṣīnāyē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Persian",
        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Arabic",
        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Middle Persian",
        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Old Chinese",
        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Persian",
        "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
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        "aii:China",
        "aii:Countries in Asia"
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        "China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)"
      ],
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          "China#English:_Q148"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Yellow",
          "Yellow River"
        ],
        [
          "Yangtze",
          "Yangtze"
        ],
        [
          "Pearl",
          "Pearl"
        ],
        [
          "Rivers",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "People's Republic of China",
          "People's Republic of China"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[sˤiːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃiːnɑː]",
      "note": "Urmia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ܨܝܢ"
}

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"ܨܝܢ" meaning in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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