ܨܝܢ

Classical Syriac

ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), via Arabic صين.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sˤin]

Proper noun

ܨܝܢ • (ṣīn)

China
Synonym: ܨܝܢܣܬܐܢ
People's Republic of China
Synonym: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ

Derived terms

ܨܝܢܝܐ (“Chinese”)
ܨܝܢܐܝܬ (“Chinese language”)

Related terms

ܛܐܝܘܐܢ (“Taiwan”)
ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܨܝܢ (“Republic of China”)
ܠܫܢܐ ܡܢܕܪܝܢܝܐ (“Mandarin”)
ܠܫܢܐ ܩܢܛܘܢܝܐ (“Cantonese”)

References

ܨܝܢ on syriacdictionary.net
“syny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478

Turoyo

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܨܝܢ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sˤin]

Proper noun

ܨܝܢ • (ṣin)

China
Synonym: ܫ̰ܝܢ (čyn)

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