ܫܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤔 (š, literally “tooth”); compare Hebrew שִׁין (shín), Arabic سِين (sīn), شِين (šīn). Doublet of ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃiːn]

Noun

ܫܝܼܢ • (šīn) f

  1. shin (the twenty-first letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

  • (symbol) ܫ
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