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:

  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
• 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

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)