Guembri
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَمْبْرِي (kambrī).
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