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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃantˤa/

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.tˤe/, [ˈʃɑn.tˤɑ]
  • 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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