oud, stringed musical instrument well known in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the father or mother of the eu lute. The oud provides a deep pear-formed body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and relatively considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the European lute. Microsoft and https://arabicmusic00998.alltdesign.com/music-oud-fundamentals-explained-53999652