barbat
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Persian بربط (barbat, barbot), from Middle Persian, possibly from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos), an unrelated musical instrument.
Noun
[edit]barbat (plural barbats)
- (historical) An ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.
Translations
[edit]ancient Persian plucked lute
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "Barbat" in Encyclopedia Iranica
Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Participle
[edit]barbat (feminine barbada, masculine plural barbats, feminine plural barbades)
- past participle of barbar
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