qanun
nounEtymology From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
- WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.2009 June 21, Daniel J. Wakin, “Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided”, in New York Times:
- Derived terms
- qanunist