Sinai

Sinai

See also: sinai, Sinaï, Sinaí, and šinai

English

Etymology

Through Latin from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי‎ (sináy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪˌnaɪ/, IPA^(key): /ˈsiˌnaɪ/

Proper noun

Sinai

1. A peninsula in eastern Egypt, bordering Asia.
2. A mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God.

Translations

peninsula

Arabic: سِينَاء‎ f (sīnāʾ) Aramaic: Syriac: ܣܝܢܝ‎ Catalan: Sinaí m Chinese: Mandarin: 西奈半島／西奈半岛 (zh) (Xinài bàndǎo) Czech: Sinaj (cs) m, Sinajský poloostrov (cs) m Danish: Sinai-halvøen Finnish: Siinai, Siinain niemimaa French: Sinaï (fr) m German: Sinai-Halbinsel (de) f Greek: Ancient Greek: Σινάι (Sinái) Hebrew: סִינַי‎ (he) (sináy) Japanese: シナイ半島 (Shinai hantō) Korean: 시나이 반도 (Sinai bando) Latin: Sīna Persian: سینا‎ (fa) (sinâ), بیابان سینا‎ (beyâbân-e sinâ) Polish: Synaj (pl) m Portuguese: Sinai m Russian: Сина́йский полуо́стров m (Sinájskij poluóstrov), Сина́й (ru) m (Sináj) Serbo-Croatian: Sinaj (sh) m, Sinajski poluotok Spanish: Sinaí m Yiddish: סיני‎ (sinay)

mountain

Arabic: طُور سِينَاء‎ m (ṭūr sīnāʾ), جَبَل مُوسَىٰ‎ (jabal mūsā) Aramaic: Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ‎, ܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ‎ Catalan: Sinaí m Chinese: Cantonese: 西奈山 (sai1 noi6 saan1), 西乃山 (sai1 naai5 saan1) Hakka: 西奈山 (Sî-nai-sân) Mandarin: 西奈山 (Xīnài Shān), 西乃山 (zh) (Xīnǎi Shān) Min Dong: 西乃山 (Să̤-nāi săng) Min Nan: 西奈山 (Se-nái-soaⁿ) Estonian: Siinai mägi Finnish: Siinainvuori French: Sinaï (fr) m German: Sinai m Greek: Ancient: Σινᾶ n pl (Sinâ) Hebrew: הר סיני‎ (har sinai) Hindi: तूर (hi) m (tūr) Japanese: シナイ山 (Shinai-zan) Ngazidja Comorian: mlima wa Turu Saynai class 3 Persian: کوه سینا‎ (kuh-e sinâ), سینا‎ (fa) (sinâ) Polish: Synaj (pl) m Portuguese: Sinai m Russian: Сина́й (ru) m (Sináj) Spanish: Sinaí m Yiddish: סיני‎ (sinay)

See also

• Horeb

Further reading

• Mount Sinai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sinai Peninsula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• inias

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Sinay (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnaj/ [siˈnaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnaj/

• Hyphenation: Si‧nai

Proper noun

Sinai m

1. (biblical) Sinai (a mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments)
2. Sinai (a peninsula in northeastern Egypt)