Sina
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Anglicization of Irish Síne and Scottish Gaelic Sìne. Doublet of Jane.
Proper noun edit
Sina
- A unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic.
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Etymology 2 edit
From Hebrew.
Proper noun edit
Sina
- (biblical) (in some versions) Sinai
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 7:30:
- And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Sina
- A transliteration of the Persian male given name سینا (sinâ).
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Etymology 4 edit
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Sina
Etymology 5 edit
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Sina
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Short form of names ending in -sina, such as Rosina or Teresina.
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Sina
- a female given name
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) of uncertain etymology, but probably from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia. Doublet of Sinae and Chinae.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.na/, [ˈs̠iːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.na/, [ˈsiːnä]
Proper noun edit
Sīna f sg (genitive Sīnae); first declension
- Synonym of Sinae, China (a country in East Asia)
- (uncommon) Synonym of Changanum, former name of Siganum, Xi'an (the former capital of China)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sīna |
Genitive | Sīnae |
Dative | Sīnae |
Accusative | Sīnam |
Ablative | Sīnā |
Vocative | Sīna |
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), itself from Biblical Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.na/, [ˈs̠iːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.na/, [ˈsiːnä]
Proper noun edit
Sīna ? sg (genitive Sīnae); first declension
- 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.
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sīna |
Genitive | Sīnae |
Dative | Sīnae |
Accusative | Sīnam |
Ablative | Sīnā |
Vocative | Sīna |
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Tagalog edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Sina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Sina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ)