Sina
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Sina is a Persian name. "Sina" comes from a Hebrew word meaning: "explorer of knowledge". It is a popular male name in Iran, largely due to Avicenna
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). Also Egyptian dialect Arabic for Sinai.
Sina or SINA may also refer to:
People
Avicenna
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
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Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
). Also Egyptian dialect Arabic for Sinai.
Sina or SINA may also refer to:
- Ali Sina ex-Muslim, the pseudonym of the founder of Faith Freedom International, a secularist website with critiques of Islam
- AvicennaAvicennaAbū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
, also known as Abu Ali Sina in Iran, a Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist - ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
- Shina (word)Shina (word)are Romanized Japanese transliterations for the Chinese character compound "支那" which is viewed by most Chinese people as an offensive term for China...
, also spelled as Sina, Japanese word for China - Sina.comSina.comSINA is an online media company for China and Chinese communities around the world. SINA operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, SINA Mobile, SINA Online, and SINA.net. SINA has over 100 million registered users worldwide...
, Chinese company and website - Sina DistrictSina DistrictSina District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Puno Region, Peru.- Festivities :* Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin.* Cross of May- External links :*...
, in San Antonio de Putina Province, Peru - Sina (deity), a Polynesian lunar deity
- Sina-1, an Iranian satellite launched on a Russian rocket in October 2005
- Society for Indecency to Naked AnimalsSociety for Indecency to Naked AnimalsThe Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, or SINA [pronounced "sinna"], was a satiric hoax perpetrated by comedian Alan Abel from 1959 to 1962. In 1959 Abel wrote a satirical story about this imaginary organization for The Saturday Evening Post but the editors rejected it...
, a hoax perpetuated by Alan Abel - "Sina" (song), a song by Brazilian singer DjavanDjavanDjavan is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, Djavan combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from the Americas, Europe and Africa. He can arguably be categorized in any of the following musical genres: Música Popular Brasileira , samba, or Latin dance...
- "Soulfood To Go", English title of a cover of this song by Manhattan Transfer (band)
- Sina class, designation of the Iranian missile boat PaykanIranian missile boat PaykanFor the Automobile see Paykan.For the Iranian football club based in Tehran, see Paykan Tehran F.C.The Iranian missile boat Paykan is an Iranian-made Sina class missile boat...
People
- Elvis SinaElvis SinaElvis Sina is an Albanian footballer. He currently plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. He has also played for the Albanian national team. He is currently enjoying his third stint at the club he began his career with after joining from arch rivals Dinamo Tirana in the summer of 2009...
(born 1978), an Albanian footballer - Nasser SinaNasser SinaNasser Sina, born in Mahabad August 1 , is a Kurdish veteran and journalist in Sveriges Radio .He is most known for creating Radio Zayele within SR. Nasser is currently living in Stockholm....
(born 1962), a Kurdish veteran and journalist - Than SinaThan SinaThan Sina is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to Funcinpec and was elected to represent Kampot Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.-References:...
, Cambodian politician - Sina Ashouri (born 1988), an Iranian footballer