Home › Words › B › bayatibayatibayati · noun — A maqam similar to natural minor.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bayati ranks #10,830 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Arabic.nounA maqam similar to natural minor.e.g.“The second group, Nos. 7-10 comprises songs of Sephardic-Syrian origin. No. 7 has the same text as No. 6. Its tune, which is in Bayati, is known also in Italy.” — 1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 371:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thaat 53% match — One of the basic musical scales or modes used by classical Hindustani ragas, characterized by seven notes (swaras). vs bayati →maqam 51% match — A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North Africa, West Asia and Central Asia. vs bayati →bayan 50% match — A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century. vs bayati →dastgah 49% match — One of the basic melody types in traditional Persian music, each consisting of seven base notes and seven further variable notes used for ornamentation and modulation. vs bayati →khyal 48% match — A form of Indian song composed of two matras. vs bayati →nagauta 48% match — A form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre. vs bayati →enneatonic 48% match — Based on nine tones. vs bayati →microtonally 47% match — In a microtonal manner. vs bayati →