Sinai

See also: sinai, Sinaï, Sinaí, and šinai

English

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Sinai, from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪˌnaɪ/, /ˈsiˌnaɪ/

Proper noun

Sinai

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

   Synonyms: Gebel Musa, Jabal Musa, Jebel Musa

Derived terms

• Sinaic, Sinaitic

Translations

peninsula

• Arabic: سِينَاء f (sīnāʔ)
• Aramaic:

  Syriac: ܣܝܢܝ

• Catalan: Sinaí m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西奈半島 / 西奈半岛 (zh) (Xinài bàndǎo)

• Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Sina)
• Czech: Sinaj (cs) m, Sinajský poloostrov (cs) m
• Danish: Sinai-halvøen
• Finnish: Siinai, Siinain niemimaa
• French: Sinaï (fr) m
• German: Sinai m, Sinai-Halbinsel (de) f
• Greek: Σινά (el) n (Siná)

  Ancient Greek: Σινάι (Sinái)

• Hebrew: סִינַי (he) (sináy)
• Irish: Leithinis Shíonáí f, Síonáí m
• 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 sīnāʔ), 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)

  Eastern Min: 西乃山 (Să̤-nāi săng)

  Hakka: 西奈山 (Sî-nai-sân)

  Hokkien: 西奈山 (Se-nái-soaⁿ)

  Mandarin: 西奈山 (Xīnài Shān), 西乃山 (zh) (Xīnǎi Shān)

• 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)
• Irish: Sliabh Shíonáí m, Síonáí m
• Japanese: シナイ山 (Shinai-zan)
• Ngazidja Comorian: mlima wa Turu Saynai class 3
• Ottoman Turkish: طور (tur)
• 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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːnaˌiː/, /ˈzɪnaˌiː/

Proper noun

der Sinai m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Sinai or des Sinais)

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia)

   Synonym: Sinai-Halbinsel

2. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God)

   Synonym: Berg Sinai

Old English

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Sinai, from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).

Proper noun

Sinai m

1. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Sinay (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnaj/

• Hyphenation: Si‧nai

Proper noun

Sinai m

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