Sanj

Sanj pl. sunūj (Arab.), Arab.: cymbal. The sanj has been confused with the harp *jank, due to Al-Farabi's describing it as having 15 strings. Cf. sanūj, sinj (89, 98). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954. Hickmann, Hans. Terminologie arabe des instruments de musique. Cairo, 1947.