oud, stringed musical instrument well known in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud includes a deep pear-shaped human body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and to some degree much less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. [and https://afro-beat00110.uzblog.net/an-unbiased-view-of-music-oud-48777914