oud, stringed musical instrument popular in medieval and modern Islamic music. It's the mother or father of the European lute. The oud contains a deep pear-shaped system, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and rather significantly less acutely bent-again pegbox than the eu lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors https://caidennkgcy.blogocial.com/oud-music-videos-an-overview-72659887