"Sin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Transliteration of Akkadian ᴰSîn or ᴰSu'en. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|akk|-}} Transliteration of Akkadian Head templates: {{en-prop}} Sin
  1. (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon. Categories (topical): Mythology, Moons Synonyms: Nanna, Nanna-Suen, Suen
    Sense id: en-Sin-en-name-0babZcJe Disambiguation of Moons: 51 9 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Cantonese 單/单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|單|tr=sin6}} Cantonese 單/单 (sin6), {{m|yue|冼|tr=sin2}} 冼 (sin2) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sin
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Sin-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew סִין. Etymology templates: {{wp|Wilderness of Sin}}, {{bor|en|he|סִין}} Hebrew סִין Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sin
  1. A desert mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated between Elim and Mount Sinai. Categories (topical): Bible, Mesopotamian deities Categories (place): Deserts
    Sense id: en-Sin-en-name--dG8Ttcf Disambiguation of Bible: 8 4 88 Disambiguation of Mesopotamian deities: 40 5 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 4 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for Sin meaning in English (3.5kB)

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