ラバーブラバーブMeanings1nounrebabA stringed instrument of Arabic origin, played with a bow. The Japanese term is a direct loan from Arabic.from Arabic rababラバーブはアラブ音おん楽がくでよく使つかわれる擦さつ弦げん楽がっ器きです。The rebab is a bowed string instrument often used in Arabic music.