rebab
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rebab
1730–40; < Arabic rabāb; see rebec
Example Sentences
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His breathing, feeding and toileting are all done through tubes at the neurological rebab centre where he is being cared for.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He said that the rebab stint is not court-mandated but that he’s doing it to get his son back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Another buried his rebab, a stringed instrument, in his courtyard.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
A quintet given to spicing the group sound with finger cymbals, a one-stringed rebab, and a scraped ram's horn turns its talents to exploring Leader-Composer Lateef's oriental-flavored jazz fancies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bow developed very slowly in Europe and remained a crude instrument as long as it was applied to the rebab and its hybrids.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
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