Acacia spp. or Vachellia spp., especially Vachellia nilotica
Pronounced as (IPA)
/santˤ/
Etymology
Perhaps through Coptic ϣⲟⲛϯ (šonti), ultimately from Egyptian snḏt (/ˈsantʼə/ < earlier /ˈsantʃʼat/, “being feared, being respected, evoking reverence or respect; acacia”) stemming from its religious significance. Compare Akkadian 𒊭𒄠𒂅 (/šamṭu, samṭu/, “acacia”), a foreign loan suspected to be borrowed from the same Egyptian.