סין

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סין

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From Late Latin Sīnae (“the southern Chinese”), from Ptolemy's Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai, “the southern Chinese”), of uncertain etymology but probably from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “southern China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (ṣīn, “southern China; the southern Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”).

proper noun סִין · sin

China (a country in Asia)

In English

China country in East Asia — see also Serica, Cathay
tenon projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it

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"סין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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סין. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F

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"סין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {סין},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}