Turkish - Turkish
Definition of rebap in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- Mevlevi müziğinde mızrapla çalınan dört ana çalgıdan biri
- Yaylı bir çalgı
- Gövdesi Hindistan cevizi kabuğundan yapılmış uzun saplı saz
English - English
Definition of rebap in English English dictionary
- (Muzik) The rebab , Arabic الرباب or رباب (also rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababah, al-rababa) is a string instrument which originated in Afghanistan , no later than the 8th century, and was spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East. The bowed variety often has a spike at the bottom to rest on the ground, and is thus called a spike fiddle in certain areas. The rebab is considered part of the lute family (oud in Arabic). Plucked versions like the kabuli rebab (sometimes referred to as the robab or rubab) are plucked like the lute, but other versions are played with a bow. The closest to it is Gusle, the instrument still widely used in the Balkans. It is almost certainly the direct ancestor of the European violin, via the medieval rebec. It is used in a wide variety of musical ensembles and genres, corresponding with its wide distribution, and is built and played somewhat differently in different areas
Turkish - English
Definition of rebap in Turkish English dictionary
- a stringed instrument with a long neck
- rebec