Sinai
English
Etymology
Through Latin from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי (sináy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌnaɪ/, /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
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mountain
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See also
Further reading
Mount Sinai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Sinai Peninsula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈziːnaˌiː/, /ˈzɪnaˌiː/
Proper noun
der Sinai m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Sinai or des Sinais)
- Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, bordering Asia)
- Synonym: Sinai-Halbinsel
- 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
- Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, bordering Asia)
- (biblical) Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula, the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God)
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