الصين
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Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “China”), itself usually derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-). See “Names of China” at Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الصِّين • (aṣ-ṣīn) f
- China (a region and country in East Asia)
- (Druze faith) Shambhala, an occulted land where particularly pious Druze are believed to dwell in their afterlife
Declension
Declension of noun الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الصِّين aṣ-ṣīn |
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| Nominative | — | الصِّينُ aṣ-ṣīnu |
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| Accusative | — | الصِّينَ aṣ-ṣīna |
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| Genitive | — | الصِّينِ aṣ-ṣīni |
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Related terms
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “صين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الصين • (iṣ-ṣīn) f
Related terms
- صيني (ṣīni, “Chinese”)