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Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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Noun

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صِينِيّ (ṣīniyym (plural صِينِيُّونَ (ṣīniyyūna), feminine صِينِيَّة (ṣīniyya))

  1. Chinese person

Declension

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References

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