سنط

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.

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