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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 emirplay

  Familiarity information: BAYAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BAYAT (noun)


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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