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شنطة

شنطة

Arabic

Noun

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

  1. bag (for traveling)
  2. briefcase, backpack, etc.
  3. suitcase

Declension

Derived terms

  • شَنْطَة يَد (šanṭat yad, purse, handbag)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɑˈntˀɑ]

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

  • شنطة يد

Synonyms

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): /ʃantˤa/

Noun

شَنْطَة (šanṭa) f (plural شِنَط ‎(šinaṭ))

  1. bag
  2. briefcase, backpack, etc.
  3. suitcase