ܟܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כְּיָנָא (kəyānā); cognate to Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) m sg (plural ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē))

  1. nature, instinct
  2. essence, substance, form
  3. (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
    Coordinate terms: ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣōpā), ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā)
Inflection
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) f

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian چین (čin, China), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese (*zin, Qin).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑː]

Proper noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ • (čīnā) f

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā)
Usage notes

Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnā) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, nature) in unvocalised writing.

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ (k-w-n) related to existing; compare Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [k(ə.)ˈjɑ.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkjɑ.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkjo.no]

Noun

ܟܝܢܐ • (kəyānā) m (plural ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānē))

  1. nature, instinct
  2. essence, substance, form
  3. (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
  4. procreation
  5. (euphemistic, anatomy) genitalia, sex organs, private parts

Inflection

Coordinate terms

References

  • kyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-28
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 153a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213a-b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 619b
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