Rebab

//ɹɪˈbæb// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries
"A last cricket scratched mournfully at its rebab."

Example

"A last cricket scratched mournfully at its rebab."

Etymology

Compare Arabic رَبَابَة (rabāba), Middle French rebec, Persian رباب (robâb).

Related phrases

musical instrument

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