סיני

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Proper noun

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

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia)
2. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula, the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God)

Synonyms

• חוֹרֵב / חֹרֵב (khorév)
• (mountain): הַר סִינַי (har sinay)

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)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew סִינַי.

Proper noun

סיני • (sinay) m

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt)

   Synonym: האַלבאינדזל סיני (halbindzl sinay)

2. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula)

   Synonym: באַרג סיני (barg sinay)