lyre in Persian
چنگ čang
/ˈlaɪ.ə//ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
lyre in Persian: چنگ (čang), چنگ رومی (čang-e rumi). In English, lyre means an ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
Persian words for lyre
- stringed musical instrument
- چنگ čang, چنگ رومی čang-e rumi
English meaning of lyre
- noun An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
- noun Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
- noun A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
- noun A composer of lyric poetry.
Synonyms of lyre
lyre in other languages
Questions about lyre in Persian
- What is the meaning of lyre in Persian?
- Lyre in Persian is چنگ (čang), چنگ رومی (čang-e rumi).
- معنی lyre چیست؟
- Lyre: چنگ (čang), چنگ رومی (čang-e rumi).
- What does lyre mean in English?
- Lyre means an ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lyre (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 Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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