"Σῖναι" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /sîː.nai̯/, /ˈsi.nɛ/, /ˈsi.ne/, /sîː.nai̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈsi.nɛ/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsi.nɛ/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsi.ne/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsi.ne/ (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: {{grc-proper noun|Σῑνῶν|m-p|first|head=Σῖναι}} Σῖναι • (Sînai) m pl (genitive Σῑνῶν); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Σῑ́νη|ης|form=P}} Forms: Sînai [romanization], Σῑνῶν [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], αἱ Σῖναι [nominative, plural], τῶν Σῑνῶν [genitive, plural], ταῖς Σῑ́ναις [dative, plural], τᾱ̀ς Σῑ́νᾱς [accusative, plural], Σῖναι [plural, vocative]
  1. (culture) a people of East Asia usually identified as the southern Chinese: the Cantonese, Vietnamese, and other Yue peoples reached via the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou), not known at the time to be related to the Seres reached by the overland route to Chang'an (Xi'an) Synonyms (early medieval): Τζίνιστα (Tzínista), Τζίνιτζα (Tzínitza) [rare]
    Sense id: en-Σῖναι-grc-name-m-baCPTk Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek pluralia tantum, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 69 21 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the first declension: 68 21 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek pluralia tantum: 71 19 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 70 21 9 Disambiguation of 'early medieval': 58 25 16
  2. their homeland in southern China: Guangdong and northern Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Σῖναι-grc-name-lizHqYb~
  3. their chief city
    Sense id: en-Σῖναι-grc-name-GE5bKLNE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Θῖναι (Thînai), Θῖνα (Thîna) Related terms: Κίνα (Kína) [China, modern]

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/sîː.nai̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.nɛ/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.nɛ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.ne/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.ne/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Tzínista",
      "sense": "early medieval",
      "word": "Τζίνιστα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Tzínitza",
      "sense": "early medieval",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Τζίνιτζα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Thînai",
      "word": "Θῖναι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Thîna",
      "word": "Θῖνα"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Claudius Ptolemy",
    "Geography (Ptolemy)",
    "Names of China"
  ],
  "word": "Σῖναι"
}

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