SANTIR

Meaning of SANTIR in English

Pronunciation: san- ' tir

Variant: or san · tour \ - ' tu ̇ r \

Function: noun

Etymology: Arabic san ṭ ī r, san ṭ ū r, ultimately from Greek psalt ē rion psaltery

Date: 1853

: a Persian dulcimer

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SANTIR — or santour noun Etymology: Arabic sanṭīr, sanṭūr, ultimately from Greek psaltērion psaltery Date: 1853 a Persian dulcimer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SANTIR — san.ˈti(ə)r noun also san·tour -tu̇(ə)r ( -s ) Etymology: Arabic sinṭīr, sanṭtīr, sanṭūr, from Greek psaltērion psaltery, harp — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANTIR — /sahn"tear/ , n. a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer. [ 1850-55; santir psaltérion PSALTERY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SANTIR — noun or san·tour -ˈtu̇r Etymology: Arabic sanṭīr, sanṭūr, ultimately from Greek psaltērion psaltery Date: 1853 : a Persian dulcimer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SANTIR — [san.tir] or san.tour n [Ar santir, santur, fr. Gk psalterion psaltery] (1853): a Persian dulcimer
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SANTOUR — noun see: santir
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SANTOUR — variant of santir
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANTOUR — see santir
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SANTOOR — [ sʌn'tʊə , sʌn'tɔ: ] ■ noun an Indian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer. Origin from Arab. sanṭīr , alt. …
Concise Oxford English vocab

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