kanoon
Definitions
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- noun A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, harp, or sackbut having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
Examples
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Her accompaniment with kanoon, oud and flute also became Middle Eastern, because she collaborated with Sephardic instrumentalists Eliahu Yedid Levin, Ovadiah Mizrahi and Haim Hayat, with whom she developed solo programs.
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But when little Ali was brought out and he began to play on his kanoon, his harp, it was impossible to repress Naomi's excitement.
Note
The word 'kanoon' may ultimately come from a Greek root meaning 'reed'.
