شنطة

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɑntˤɑ]

Noun

شنطة • (šanṭa) f (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 (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 • (šanṭa) f (plural شنط (šinaṭ))

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

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃan.tˤa/
  • (file)

Noun

شنطة • (šanṭa) f (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]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. suitcase
  2. bag
  3. satchel, schoolbag

See also

  • كيس (kīs, bag, sack)
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