شنطة

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta, leather bag, small suitcase).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɑntˤɑ]

Noun

شنطة • (šanṭaf (plural شنط (šunaṭ))

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

Derived terms

  • شنطة يد
  • شنطة ايد

References

  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, Beirut: Librairie du Liban
  • 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
  • Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 51, page 308

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta, leather bag, small suitcase), from Persian تنچه (tanče).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃan.tˤa/

Noun

شنطة • (šanṭaf (plural شنط (šinaṭ))

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

Derived terms

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta, leather bag, small suitcase).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃan.tˤa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

شنطة • (šanṭaf (plural شناطي (šnāṭi) or شنطات (šanṭāt))

  1. bag
  2. backpack

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta, leather bag, small suitcase).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃan.tˤa/, [ˈʃɑn.tˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

شنطة • (šanṭaf (plural شنطات (šanṭāt) or شناطي (šanāṭi) or شنط (šunaṭ))

  1. suitcase
  2. bag
  3. satchel, schoolbag

See also

  • كيس (kīs, bag, sack)