Sin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sin"

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Akkadian ^DSîn or ^DSu'en.

Proper noun

Sin

(Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon.
Synonyms: (Sumerian equivalent) Nanna, Nanna-Suen, Suen

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

China (a country in Asia)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 辛 (Sin).

Proper noun

Sin

a surname from Min Nan, 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.

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