| 词汇 | sinai |
| 词源 | Sinaimountain on the peninsula in the Red Sea between Africa and Arabia, an important site in the Old Testament; it is named perhaps for Sin, a moon goddess worshipped by Sumerians, Akkadians, and ancient Arabs. The name was extended to the whole peninsula. As an adjectival form, Sinaic is by 1769, Sinaitic by 1786. updated on November 05, 2022 |
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