Etymology

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Today it means: A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin. Full definition →

Arabic عُود (ʕūd)
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  1. Arabicعَادَ (ʕāda)
  2. Arabicعُود (ʕūd)
  3. English todayoud

From Arabic عُود (ʕūd). Doublet of lute.

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