barbat

== English == === Alternative forms === barbud === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian بربط (barbat, barbot), from Middle Persian, possibly from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos), an unrelated musical instrument. === Noun === barbat (plural barbats) (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 ==== ==== 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) past participle of barbar