Sina

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English

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Etymology 1

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Anglicization of Irish Síne and Scottish Gaelic Sìne. Doublet of Jane.

Proper noun

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Sina

  1. A unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic.
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Etymology 2

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From Hebrew.

Proper noun

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Sina

  1. (biblical) (in some versions) Sinai

Etymology 3

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From Persian سینا (sinâ).

Proper noun

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Sina

  1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name سینا (sinâ).
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Etymology 4

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Proper noun

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Sina

  1. Alternative form of Shina: a Kashmiri people and language.

Etymology 5

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Proper noun

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Sina

  1. Alternative form of Sinam surname of Meitei origin.

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Albanian

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Proper noun

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Sina m

  1. a surname

Statistics

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  • According to the 2011 Albanian census, Sina is the 37th most common surname in Albania, belonging to 4989 individuals.

German

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Etymology

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Short form of names ending in -sina, such as Rosina or Teresina.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sina

  1. a female given name

Latin

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Etymology 1

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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 (*zin, Qin). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia. Doublet of Sinae and Chinae.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sīna f sg (genitive Sīnae); first declension

  1. Synonym of Sinae, China (a country in East Asia)
  2. (uncommon) Synonym of Changanum, former name of Siganum, Xi'an (the former capital of China)
Declension
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First-declension noun, singular only.

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Descendants
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  • English: Sino-
  • French: sino-
  • Italian: sino-
  • Portuguese: sino-
  • Sicilian: sinu-
  • Spanish: sino-

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), itself from Biblical Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).

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Sīna f sg (genitive Sīnae); first declension

  1. A peninsula in eastern Egypt, bordering Asia.
  2. A mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God.
Declension
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First-declension noun, singular only.

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Sina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ) (obsolete)

  1. Alternative form of Tsina

Etymology 2

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Noun

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Sina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ) (obsolete)

  1. Alternative form of Tsina

Anagrams

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