ܨܝܢܐܝܬ

• ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (čīnāʾīt)

From ܨܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṣīnāyā, “Chinese”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (-ʾīṯ, the language suffix)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤiːnɑːʔiθː]

ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (ṣīnāʾīṯ) m

1. Chinese, the Chinese languages taken collectively.

   ‏ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܲܡ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܸܠܝܵܪܕ݇ ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   lišānā yatir ʿammāyā tēḇēlāʾīṯ īlēh ṣīnāʾīṯ ʿam yatir min milyār mallālē.

   The most widely spoken language globally is Chinese with over a billion speakers.

Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (čīnāʾīṯ) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ṣīnāʾīṯ) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (kyānāʾīṯ, “naturally”) in unvocalised writing.