"Θῖνα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Θῖνα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈθi.na/, /ˈθi.na/, /ˈtʰi.na/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈθi.na/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈθi.na/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈθi.na/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain, but probably from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{der|grc|sa|^चीन||China}} Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), {{der|grc|ar|^صِين|t=China; the Chinese}} Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”), {{der|grc|och|^秦||Qin}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”) Head templates: {{head|grc|proper noun|accusative||genitive|Θῑνός|g=f}} Θῖνα • (Thîna) f (accusative, genitive Θῑνός) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Θῖν|Θῑνός|NS=-|form=F-sing}} Forms: Thîna [romanization], Θῑνός [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], τῆς Θῑνός [genitive, singular], τῇ Θῑνῐ́ [dative, singular], τὴν Θῖνᾰ [accusative, singular], - [singular, vocative]
  1. (culture) Alternative form of Θῖναι (Thînai): a people of East Asia usually identified as the southern Chinese; their homeland, China. Wikipedia link: Names of China Tags: accusative, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Θῖναι (extra: (Thînai): a people of East Asia usually identified as the southern Chinese; their homeland, China) Derived forms: Θῖναι (Thînai) [uppercase]
    Sense id: en-Θῖνα-grc-name-eiMmltot Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "english": "After this region under the very north, the sea outside ending in a land called This, there is a very great inland city called Thinae, from which raw silk and silk yarn and silk cloth are brought on foot through Bactria to Barygaza, and are also exported to Damirica by way of the river Ganges. But the land of This is not easy of access; few men come from there, and seldom. (translated by Wilfred Harvey Schoff)",
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