ܝܦܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
⁧ܝܦܢ⁩
⁧ܐܬܐ ܕܝܦܢ⁩

Etymology

From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ja.panː]

Proper noun

⁧ܝܲܦܵܢ⁩ • (yappān) f

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago in Far East Asia)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) ⁧ܝܲܦܘܿܢ⁩ (yapōn), (archaic) ⁧ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ⁩ (yapōnīyā)

Derived terms
  • ⁧ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ⁩ (yappānāyā, “Japanese”)
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