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ginbri

ginbri is the alternative spelling of guembri.

Meaning of guembri

Noun

guembri (plural guembris)

  1. A kind of lute used by Berber musicians.
    • A mu'alim (master musician) directs his musicians even as he also actively participates by playing an instrument known as the guembri to help draw the attention of the spirit world. The guembri, a three-stringed lute plucked with the fingers to […]2016, Abdelmajid Hannoum, Practicing Sufism: Sufi Politics and Performance in Africa, Routledge, →ISBN, page 137
    Synonyms:
    sintir

Forms of ginbri

pluralginbris

Questions about ginbri

What is ginbri the alternative spelling of?
Ginbri is the alternative spelling of guembri.

Words near ginbri in the dictionary

  1. gin-and-Its
  2. gin-clear
  3. gina
  4. ginas
  5. Ginatilan
  6. ginbri
  7. ginbris
  8. ginch
  9. ginches
  10. ginchier
  11. ginchiest

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