Singan

singan English Alternative forms en Sigan Si-gan Si-ngan Etymology From the en zh-postal - of the Guanzhong dialect pronounciation of en cmn 西安 Xī'ān, where 安 - begins with /ŋ-/. Proper noun en Xi'an. en 1810 w:Luís de Camões w:Samuel Johnson; w:Alexander Chalmers w:William Julius Mickle Os Lusíadas The Lusiad The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper https://archive.org/details/worksofenglishpo0021chal/ XXI w:Georg Olms Verlag 1971 3-487-04015-8 1070226914 772 https://archive.org/details/worksofenglishpo0021chal/page/772/' In 1625, in digging for a foundation near Siganfu, metropolis of the province of Xensi, was found a stone with a cross on it, full of Chinese and some Syriac characters, containing the names of bishops, and an account of the Christian religion, “that it was brought from Judea ; that having been weakened, it was renewed under the reign of the great Tam,” (cir. A. D. 630.) on en 1881 w:Demetrius Charles Boulger The Han Dynasty History of China https://archive.org/details/historychina00unkngoog/ I London w:W. H. Allen & Co. 1090839914 150 https://archive.org/details/historychina00unkngoog/page/n165/ The Hans up to this point are spoken of as the Western Hans, from their capital having been at Singan in Shensi. When, after the death of Wang Mang, the line was restored, the capital was removed to Honan and the restored line became distinguished as the Eastern Hans. Translations Xi'an Anagrams en aginns Naings Niangs nginas