barbat

See also: barbât, bãrbat, bărbat, bărbåt, and bărbåţ

English

Alternative forms

• barbud

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian بربط (barbat, barbot), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian, possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos), an unrelated musical instrument.

Noun

barbat (plural barbats)

1. (music) An ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.

Translations

ancient Persian plucked lute

• Azerbaijani: bərbət
• Persian: بربط (fa) (barbat)
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• Russian: барбет (ru) (barbet)
• Tajik: барбат (barbat)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• "Barbat" in Encyclopedia Iranica

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bərˈbat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baɾˈbat]
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

barbat (feminine barba, masculine plural barbats, feminine plural barbes)