Word.ws English Dictionary

rebab

/ɹɪˈbæb/

rebab noun: a stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries.

Noun

rebab (plural rebabs)

  1. A stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries
    • A last cricket scratched mournfully at its rebab.2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 62

rebab meaning in Arabic and Persian

rebab in Arabic

stringed musical instrument
رَبَابَة rabāba

rebab in Persian

stringed musical instrument
رُبَاب rubāb

Forms of rebab

pluralrebabs
alternative formrabab

Origin of rebab

Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb), plural of رَبَابَة (rabāba). Compare Middle French rebec, Classical Persian رُبَاب (rubāb).

Words that rhyme with rebab

17 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about rebab

What does rebab mean?
Rebab means a stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries.
What is rebab in Arabic?
Rebab in Arabic is رَبَابَة (rabāba). See Rebab meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is rebab?
Rebab is a noun.
How do you pronounce rebab?
Rebab is pronounced /ɹɪˈbæb/.
What is the plural of rebab?
The plural of rebab is rebabs.

Words near rebab in the dictionary

  1. Reay
  2. Reays
  3. reb
  4. Reb A
  5. Reba
  6. rebab
  7. rebabs
  8. rebaccamycin
  9. reback
  10. rebacked
  11. rebacking

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rebab (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “rebab.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/rebab. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.