Talk:ribibe

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RFV discussion: October–November 2021[edit]

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Rfv-sense: A kind of stringed instrument, the rebec - there was a hit for a ribibe player, for ribabour or something, I don't remember MooreDoor (talk) 22:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

The spelling of this term is extremely unstable, perhaps because it is derived from an Arabic root r-b-b and the vowels were never settled. I have found four cites with four different spellings. This, that and the other (talk) 02:00, 1 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
I have added a few more cites, so we now have four with the spelling "ribibe". Kiwima (talk) 00:35, 2 November 2021 (UTC)Reply