rebab

[ ri-bahb ]

/ rɪˈbɑb /

a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.

Origin of rebab

1730–40; < Arabic rabāb; see rebec

reata, reattribute, reave, reawaken, reb, rebab, rebadge, rebar, rebarbative, rebate, rebated

This rebab is an exact counterpart of the rebec formerly popular in Western Europe.

Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) |Carl Engel
We have had some singing to-night, and playing of the rebab.

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2] |Anne Blunt
The bow developed very slowly in Europe and remained a crude instrument as long as it was applied to the rebab and its hybrids.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 |Various
He was very angry when told to go, and broke a rebab we had given him to play on, for he could both play and sing well.

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2] |Anne Blunt

Orpheus is holding an instrument, which appears to be a rebab, against his chin, in the act of bowing and stopping the strings.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 |Various