Zill
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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Zills, zils, or sagat, also known as finger cymbals, are small metallic cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances. They are similar to Tibetan tingsha bells. In Western music, several pairs can be set in a frame to make a tambourine.
Other names include nuqaisāt (after the naqus) and ṣunnūj ṣaghīra in Arabic, sanj angshati in Persian, çeng in Turkish.