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barbat

barbat noun: an ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.

Noun

barbat (plural barbats)

  1. (historical) An ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.
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barbat meaning in Persian

barbat in Persian

ancient Persian plucked lute
بربط barbat

Forms of barbat

pluralbarbats
alternative formbarbud

Origin of barbat

Borrowed from Persian بربط (barbat, barbot), from Middle Persian, possibly from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos), an unrelated musical instrument.

Questions about barbat

What does barbat mean?
Barbat means an ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.
What is barbat in Persian?
Barbat in Persian is بربط (barbat). See Barbat meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is barbat?
Barbat is a noun.
What is the plural of barbat?
The plural of barbat is barbats.

Words near barbat in the dictionary

  1. barbascos
  2. barbastel
  3. barbastelle
  4. barbastelles
  5. barbastels
  6. barbat
  7. barbate
  8. barbated
  9. barbatic acid
  10. barbatimao
  11. barbatimaos

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