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

A peninsula in eastern Egypt, bordering Asia.
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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Sinay (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnaj/

Hyphenation: Si‧nai

Proper noun

Sinai m

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

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