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Bayati

Bayati noun: a maqam similar to natural minor.

Noun

Bayati (uncountable)

  1. A maqam similar to natural minor.
    • The second group, Nos. 7-10 comprises songs of Sephardic-Syrian origin. No. 7 has the same text as No. 6. Its tune, which is in Bayati, is known also in Italy.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 371

Origin of Bayati

Borrowed from Arabic.

Questions about Bayati

What does Bayati mean?
Bayati means a maqam similar to natural minor.
What part of speech is Bayati?
Bayati is a noun.

Words near Bayati in the dictionary

  1. bayardly
  2. Bayardo
  3. Bayardos
  4. bayards
  5. bayas
  6. Bayati
  7. Bayawan
  8. Bayawas
  9. Baybars
  10. Baybay
  11. Baybay San Roque

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