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 

• 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)