صيني

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. Chinese person

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References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN