Definitions For Sistrum

Noun

SISTRUM (plural sistrums or sistra) An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.

Translations

Catalan: sistre, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 叉鈴, sc=Hani}}, 叉铃 (, sc=Hani), 西斯鈴, sc=Hani, {{t, cmn, 西斯铃 (, sc=Hani) Dutch: sistrum, n French: sistre, m Greek: : Ancient: σεῖστρον, n Italian: sistro, m Latin: sistrum, n Spanish: sistro, m

Alternative forms

systrum {{i, obsolete}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, sīstrum}}, itself a borrowing from {{der, en, grc, σεῖστρον}}, from σείω, , shake.

See also

{{pedialite}}

Anagrams

trismus, truisms