Sinaic
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English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈnaɪ.ɪk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sʌɪˈneɪ.ɪk/, /sɪˈneɪ.ɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪɪk, -aɪɪk
- Hyphenation: Si‧na‧ic
Etymology 1
Adjective
Sinaic (comparative more Sinaic, superlative most Sinaic)
- Synonym of Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt.
- Sinaic law... Sinaic covenant... Sinaic code...
Etymology 2
From Sinae + -ic, q.v., under influence of Judaic, Altaic, etc. and French sinique.
Adjective
Sinaic (comparative more Sinaic, superlative most Sinaic)
- (rare, obsolete) Synonym of East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture: of or related to the Sinosphere.
- 1872, Guillaume Louis Figuier, The Human Race, page 205:
- We will separate [the 'Yellow Race'] into three branches—the Hyperborean, the Mongolian, and the Sinaic branches.
Related terms
References
- “Sinaitic”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “Sinaitic, adj.1”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “Sinaitic, adj.2”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
