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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Proper noun
סִינַי • (sináy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form סִינָי)
- Sinai (mountain)
- Sinai (peninsula)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
סין (Sīn, “China”) + ־י (“possessive suffix”)
Adjective
סִינִי • (síni) (feminine סִינִית, masculine plural סִינִים or סִינִיִּים, feminine plural סִינִיּוֹת)
- Chinese (relating to China, its languages, or people)
Derived terms
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew סִינַי.
Proper noun
סיני • (sinay) m
- Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt)
- Synonym: האַלבאינדזל סיני (halbindzl sinay)
- Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula)
- Synonym: באַרג סיני (barg sinay)