Arabic musical instruments
{{Short description|Ancient musical instrument}}
Arabic musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories: string instruments (chordophones), wind instruments (aerophones), and percussion instruments. They evolved from ancient civilizations in the region.
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Chordophones
=Plucked lutes=
=Zithers=
=Bowed lutes=
=Lyres=
Aerophones
=Flutes=
=Reed instruments=
=Trumpets=
Percussion instruments
=Drums and frame drums=
- Riq
- Daf
- Bendir
- Dumbaki
- Duhulah
- Drinjah
- Bass Drinjah
- Khishbah
- Kasurah
- Tabl Tsjikangha
- Tabl Masanduw
- Tabl Bib
- Taarija
- Tar
- Tar Barashim (Shake Tar)
- Tar Mirjaf (Low Tar)
- Tar Saghul (High Tar)
- Katim
- Mirwas
- Zir (Naqarah)
- Qas'ah
- Tbilat
- Tabl Bahri (Khamari & Laauwb)
- Tabl Hajir (Khamari & Laauwb)
- Tabl Nasayfi (Khamari & Laauwb)
- Al Ras
- Mazhar
=Other percussion=
- Shakhshikhah (Sistrum)
- Sajat
- Turah (Egyptian Sajat)
- Twaysat (Gulf Sajat)
- Krakebs
- Hawan
- Yahalah/Jahalah (Clay jug)
- Manjur
- Mihbaj
- Maalaqa
- Safqa (Arabic hand clap)
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