סיני

סיני

Hebrew

Proper noun

סִינַי • (sináy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form סִינָי)

1. Sinai (mountain)
2. Sinai (peninsula)

Synonyms

• חוֹרֵב / חֹרֵב‎ (khorév)

Etymology 2

סין‎ (Sīn, “China”) +‎ ־י‎ (“possessive suffix”)

Adjective

סִינִי • (síni) (feminine סִינִית‎, masculine plural סִינִים‎ or סִינִיִּים‎, feminine plural סִינִיּוֹת‎)

1. Chinese (relating to China, its languages, or people)

Derived terms

• דיקור סיני / דִּקּוּר סִינִי‎ (dikúr síni)

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew סִינַי‎.

Proper noun

סיני • (sinay) m

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt)
2. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula)