الصين
Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “China”), itself usually derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*Dzin, “Qin”). It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-). See “Names of China” at Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˤ.sˤiːn/
Proper noun
الصِّين • (aṣ-ṣīn) f
- China (a region and country in East Asia)
Declension
Declension of noun الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الصِّين aṣ-ṣīn | — |
| Nominative | — | الصِّينُ aṣ-ṣīnu | — |
| Accusative | — | الصِّينَ aṣ-ṣīna | — |
| Genitive | — | الصِّينِ aṣ-ṣīni | — |
Related terms
- صِينِيّ (ṣīniyy)
- صِينِيَّة (ṣīniyya)
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
From Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤsˤiːn/, [(ɪ)sˤˈsˤiːn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Proper noun
الصين • (iṣ-ṣīn) f
- China (a country in Asia)
Related terms
- صيني (ṣīni, “Chinese”)