صيني

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Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn, China, the Chinese) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

صِينِيّ (ṣīniyy) (feminine صِينِيَّة (ṣīniyya), masculine plural صِينِيُّونَ (ṣīniyyūna), feminine plural صِينِيَّات (ṣīniyyāt))

  1. Chinese
    ثَقَافَة صِينِيَّة
    ṯaqāfa(t) ṣīniyya
    Chinese culture

Declension

Noun

صِينِيّ (ṣīniyym, plural صِينِيُّون (ṣīniyyūn), feminine صِينِيَّة (ṣīniyya)

  1. Chinese person

Declension

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