barbat

See also: barbât, bãrbat, bărbat, bărbåt, bărbåț, and Barbat

English

Alternative forms

• barbud

Etymology

From Persian بربط (barbat, barbot), from Middle Persian, possibly from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos), an unrelated musical instrument.

Noun

barbat (plural barbats)

1. (historical) 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)
• Portuguese: bárbito
• Russian: барбет (ru) (barbet)
• Tajik: барбат (barbat)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• "Barbat" in Encyclopedia Iranica

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Participle

barbat (feminine barbada, masculine plural barbats, feminine plural barbades)

1. past participle of barbar