"rabab" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈbæb/ Forms: rababs [plural], rebab [alternative]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb), plural of رَبَابَة (rabāba). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ر ب ب}}, {{bor+|en|ar|رَبَاب}} Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rabab (plural rababs)
  1. An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.

Inflected forms

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