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gamelan in Arabic

غَامِيلَان ḡāmīlān

/ˈɡæməˌlæn/

gamelan in Arabic: غَامِيلَان (ḡāmīlān). In English, gamelan means a genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).

Arabic words for gamelan

genre of music
غَامِيلَان ḡāmīlān

English meaning of gamelan

  1. noun A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
  2. noun An ensemble performing this style of music.

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Questions about gamelan in Arabic

What is the meaning of gamelan in Arabic?
Gamelan in Arabic is غَامِيلَان (ḡāmīlān).
ما معنى كلمة gamelan؟
Gamelan: غَامِيلَان (ḡāmīlān).
What does gamelan mean in English?
Gamelan means a genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gamelan (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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