An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɹiːbɛk/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)
From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).