ܨܝܢܐ

• ܨܝܼܢ‎ (ṣin)
• ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (čīnā)

Originally borrowed from Persian چین‎ (čin), but reborrowed from Arabic الصِّين‎ (aṣ-ṣīn), both from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭‎ (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*Zin, “Qin”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤiːnɑː]

ܨܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṣīnā) f

1. China (a country in East Asia; official name: People's Republic of China)
2. A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.

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.

• ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṣīnāyā, “Chinese”)
• ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (ṣīnāʾīt, “Chinese language”)