| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n) |
| 4 terms |
From Aramaic כְּיָנָא (kəyānā); cognate to Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) m sg (plural ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܝܵܢܝܼ (kyānī) |
ܟܝܵܢܲܢ (kyānan) | ||
| construct | ܟܝܵܢ (kyān) |
2nd person | ܟܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (kyānūḵ) |
ܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kyānāḵ) |
ܟܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kyānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā) |
3rd person | ܟܝܵܢܹܗ (kyānēh) |
ܟܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (kyānāh) |
ܟܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (kyānhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (kyānī) |
ܟܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (kyānan) | ||
| construct | ܟܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (kyānay) |
2nd person | ܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kyānūḵ) |
ܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kyānāḵ) |
ܟܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kyānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē) |
3rd person | ܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kyānūh) |
ܟܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kyānōh) |
ܟܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kyānhōn) | ||
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) f
Borrowed from Persian چین (čin, “China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”).
ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ • (čīnā) f
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.
From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ (k-w-n) related to existing; compare Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).
ܟܝܢܐ • (kəyānā) m (plural ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānē))
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܝܢܐ | ܟܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܢܝ | ܟܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܢܟ | ܟܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܢܟܝ | ܟܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܢܗ | ܟܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܢܗ | ܟܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܢܢ | ܟܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܢܟܘܢ | ܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܢܟܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܢܗܘܢ | ܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܢܗܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ |