سنبوق

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Etymology

From Middle Persian *sanbūk whence Classical Persian سنبک (sumbuk), from Sanskrit शम्बूक (śambūka, literally snail-shell), or less likely Malay sampan, from Chinese 舢板 (MC paenX).
To be kept apart from the name of the xebec / sciabecco type of vessel which was used in the Mediterranean and is derived only in the 15th century CE and later from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk).

Noun

سُنْبُوق (sunbūqm (plural سَنَابِيق (sanābīq))

  1. a kind of small skiff with a curved bow, sambuq

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References

  • Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, page 314