Lute (from the Arabic al-`ūd) is a plucked string instrument. The term also refers generally any instrument with strings parallel to handle. Although close to the guitar, Lute had a different and distinct history, both instruments have coexisted in periods of the main music. It is of Persian origin (barbat) for the general form and Arabic   checkout laminated collé.Le Arabic lute - oud (a term from al `ud:" the wood ") who gave the name "lute" is still commonly used today in North Africa (mainly Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt), Turkey and the Middle East. This is essentially a melodic instrument.