Zill
Zills or zils (from Turkish zil 'cymbals'), also called finger cymbals, are small metallic cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances. They are called sāgāt (صاجات) in Egypt. They are similar to Tibetan tingsha bells. In Western music, several pairs can be set in a frame to make a tambourine.
A close-up of a person holding zills (traditionally, it would be held on the middle finger instead of the pointer, and above the last knuckle) | |
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| Classification | Percussion |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.142 (Concussion or percussion vessels) |
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Names in other languages include nuqaisāt (after the naqus) in Arabic and used among Berbers, ṣunnūj ṣaghīra in Arabic, Zang-e sarangoshti (Persian, possibly related to the zang), sanj angshati (سنج انگشتی) (Persian, related to Sanj), çeng in Turkish, p'eng chung in Chinese.
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