dilruba
E800739
The dilruba is a bowed string instrument from the Indian subcontinent, known for its haunting, vocal-like tone and use in classical, devotional, and folk music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dilruba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9465217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dilruba Context triple: [Within You Without You, featuresInstrument, dilruba]
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A.
Shahriar
Shahriar is a city in Tehran Province, Iran, known as an urban center within the metropolitan area southwest of Tehran.
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B.
Dola
Dola is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, near the sacred Mount Kailash region.
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C.
Dildar Begum
Dildar Begum was a consort of the Mughal emperor Babur and the mother of his son Hindal Mirza.
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D.
Jasimuddin
Jasimuddin was a renowned Bengali poet and folklorist celebrated for his vivid depictions of rural Bengal and its people.
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E.
Wafa Begum
Wafa Begum was a queen consort of the Durrani Empire as the wife of Afghan ruler Shuja Shah Durrani.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dilruba Target entity description: The dilruba is a bowed string instrument from the Indian subcontinent, known for its haunting, vocal-like tone and use in classical, devotional, and folk music.
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A.
Shahriar
Shahriar is a city in Tehran Province, Iran, known as an urban center within the metropolitan area southwest of Tehran.
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B.
Dola
Dola is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, near the sacred Mount Kailash region.
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C.
Dildar Begum
Dildar Begum was a consort of the Mughal emperor Babur and the mother of his son Hindal Mirza.
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D.
Jasimuddin
Jasimuddin was a renowned Bengali poet and folklorist celebrated for his vivid depictions of rural Bengal and its people.
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E.
Wafa Begum
Wafa Begum was a queen consort of the Durrani Empire as the wife of Afghan ruler Shuja Shah Durrani.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bowed string instrument
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | dilruba (dilrubā) ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bow
ⓘ
bridge ⓘ fretted fingerboard ⓘ main melody strings ⓘ resonating body ⓘ sympathetic strings ⓘ tuning pegs ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Hindu devotional music
ⓘ
Sikh music ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
animal skin soundboard
ⓘ
metal strings ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole |
accompanying instrument
ⓘ
melody instrument ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePosture |
held vertically
ⓘ
played seated ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique | bowed ⓘ |
| hasSoundQuality |
expressive
ⓘ
melodic ⓘ sustained ⓘ |
| hasStringType |
gut strings
ⓘ
metal strings ⓘ |
| hasTone |
haunting
ⓘ
vocal-like ⓘ |
| hasTuning | based on raga ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| relatedTo |
esraj
ⓘ
sarangi ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
bow control
ⓘ
intonation control ⓘ ornamentation techniques ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drone accompaniment
ⓘ
melodic improvisation ⓘ vocal-style ornamentation ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
accompaniment
ⓘ
solo performance ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Indian classical music
ⓘ
devotional music ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
North India
ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
Punjab ⓘ |
| usedInTradition |
Gurbani kirtan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikh music (Gurbani Kirtan)
Sikh devotional music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: dilruba Description of subject: The dilruba is a bowed string instrument from the Indian subcontinent, known for its haunting, vocal-like tone and use in classical, devotional, and folk music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.