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guembri

guembri noun: a kind of lute used by Berber musicians.

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

Synonyms of guembri

Forms of guembri

pluralguembris
alternative formgimbri
alternative formginbri
alternative formguimbri

Origin of guembri

Borrowed from Arabic كَمْبْرِي (kambrī).

Questions about guembri

What does guembri mean?
Guembri means a kind of lute used by Berber musicians.
What part of speech is guembri?
Guembri is a noun.
What is the plural of guembri?
The plural of guembri is guembris.

Words near guembri in the dictionary

  1. guelta
  2. gueltas
  3. Guelwongo
  4. guemal
  5. guemals
  6. guembri
  7. guembris
  8. Guendolen
  9. guenon
  10. guenons
  11. Guenther

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