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BAYAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bayat mean?
• BAYAT (noun)
The noun BAYAT has 1 sense:
1. an oath of allegiance to an emir
Familiarity information: BAYAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oath of allegiance to an emir
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bayat" is a kind of...):
oath (a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior)
Domain category:
Arabic; Arabic language (the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects)
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