סיני

It is named perhaps for Sin, a moon goddess worshipped by Sumerians, Akkadians, and ancient Arabs. The name was extended to the whole peninsula.

סִינַי • (sináy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form סִינָי)

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia)
2. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God)

• חוֹרֵב / חֹרֵב (khorév)
• (mountain): הַר סִינַי (har sinay)

• → English: Sinai (learned)

סין (Sīn, “China”) +‎ ־י (“possessive suffix”)

סִינִי • (síni) (feminine סִינִית, masculine plural סִינִים or סִינִיִּים, feminine plural סִינִיּוֹת)

1. Chinese (relating to China, its languages, or people)

• דיקור סיני / דִּקּוּר סִינִי (dikúr síni)

From Hebrew סִינַי.

סיני • (sinay) m

1. Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt)

   Synonym: האַלבאינדזל סיני (halbindzl sinay)

2. Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula)

   Synonym: באַרג סיני (barg sinay)