English

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A sintir being played by Nuru Kane

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سِنْتِير (sintīr).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sin‧tir

Noun

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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.

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Verb

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sintir (Latin spelling)

  1. to feel, sense