sintir

English

A sintir being played by Nuru Kane

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْتِير‎ (sintīr).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sin‧tir

Noun

sintir (plural sintirs)

  1. (music) A three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco.
    • 2007, January 12, “The New York Times”, in Rock/Pop Listings‎:
      Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leads spellbinding trance ceremonies, and with castanets around his ankles, performs acrobatic dances.

See also

Anagrams

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Verb

sintir (Latin spelling)

  1. to feel, sense
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