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.

   Synonym: guembri

   Hypernym: lute

   Coordinate terms: lotar, oud

   • 2007 January 12, The New York Times, “Rock/Pop Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leads spellbinding trance ceremonies, and with castanets around his ankles, performs acrobatic dances.

Further reading

• sintir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin sentīre.

Verb

sintir (Latin spelling)

1. to feel, sense
2. to hear

   Kuando era chika en kaza sintia maz mucho.

   When I was a little girl, I used to hear [Ladino] much more at home.