سيناء

Arabic

Alternative forms

• سِينَا (sīnā), سِينِين (sīnīn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܺܝܢܰܝ (sīnay), possibly in the form سِينَى (sīnā). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saj.naːʔ/, /siː.naːʔ/

Proper noun

سَيْنَاء or سِينَاء • (saynāʔ or sīnāʔ) f

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt)

Declension

Declension of noun سَيْنَاء (saynāʔ)‎; سِينَاء (sīnāʔ)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	سَيْنَاء‎; سِينَاء saynāʔ‎; sīnāʔ	—
nominative	—	سَيْنَاءُ‎; سِينَاءُ saynāʔu‎; sīnāʔu	—
accusative	—	سَيْنَاءَ‎; سِينَاءَ saynāʔa‎; sīnāʔa	—
genitive	—	سَيْنَاءَ‎; سِينَاءَ saynāʔa‎; sīnāʔa	—

Derived terms

• جَبَل سَيْنَاء (jabal saynāʔ)
• طُور سَيْنَاء (ṭūr saynāʔ)