Sin

See also: Sîn, and Appendix:Variations of "sin"

English

Etymology 1

Transliteration of Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Sîn).

Proper noun

Sin

1. (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon.

   Synonyms: (Sumerian equivalent) Nanna, Nanna-Suen, Suen

Etymology 2

From Cantonese 單たん／单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2).

Proper noun

Sin

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sin is the 8797^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3725 individuals. Sin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.58%) individuals.

Etymology 3

From Hebrew סִין.

Proper noun

Sin

1. A desert mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated between Elim and Mount Sinai.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 16:1:

     And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

Anagrams

• INS, Ins, Ins., NIS, NSI, Niš, in's, ins, ins., nis

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sín/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sɪ́ŋ]

Proper noun

Sin f

1. China (a country in Asia)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 辛からし (Sin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsin/ [ˈsin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Sin

Proper noun

Sin (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien, most associated with former Archbishop of Manila, Jaime Sin

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sin is the 6,496^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,191 individuals.