شنطة

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چانطه‎ (çanta, “leather bag, small suitcase”) (modern Turkish çanta), from Persian چنته‎.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɑntˁɑ]

Noun

شَنْطَة • (šanṭa) f (plural شُنَط‎ (šunaṭ))

  1. bag
  2. briefcase
  3. suitcase
  4. trunk or boot of a car

Derived terms

  • شنطة يد‎, شنطة ايد‎

References

  • Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Turkish çanta (“bag”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃantˁa/

Noun

شَنْطَة • (šanṭa) f

(plural شِنَط‎ ‎(šinaṭ))
  1. bag
  2. briefcase, backpack, etc.
  3. suitcase
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