ܟܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, nature) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (kyānāyā) (feminine ܟܝܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (kyānāytā), plural ܟܝܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kyānāyē))

  1. natural
  2. inherent, innate, native
  3. normal, usual
  4. physical

Etymology 2

From ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnā, China) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (čīnāyā) (feminine ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (čīnāytā), plural ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē))

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā, Chinese)

Noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (čīnāyā) m (plural ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (čīnāyē), feminine ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (čīnāytā))

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣīnāyā, Chinese person)
  2. (by extension) Asian, East Asian (person with Asian ancestry, specifically Northeast or Southeast Asia)
    Synonym: ܐܵܣܝܼܵܝܵܐ (āsīyāyā)
Inflection
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