Instrumen Petik
- Arab = ʿūd = Alat musik petik tradisional Arab
- Arab = qanun = Siter
- Arab = buzuq = Mandolin panjang khas Arab
- Arab = rabab = Rebab
- Arab = santur = Santoor
- Arab = mandal = Mandolin kecil
- Arab = jawza = Lute kecil
- Arab = tanbur = Tambur
- Arab = kamanja = Biola tradisional
- Arab = tar = Gitar tradisional
Instrumen Tiup
Instrumen Perkusi
- Arab = darbuka = Goblet drum
- Arab = riq = Tamburin
- Arab = daf = Frame drum
- Arab = tabl = Drum besar
- Arab = mazhar = Tamburin besar
- Arab = khanjari = Drum tangan
- Arab = tar = Drum bingkai
- Arab = bendir = Drum bingkai Maroko
- Arab = naqareh = Kettledrum
- Arab = mirwas = Drum kecil
Genre Musik
- Arab = mawwal = Lagu improvisasi
- Arab = tarab = Ekstasi musik
- Arab = sama'i = Bentuk musik klasik
- Arab = muwashshah = Puisi berlagu
- Arab = qasidah = Kasidah
- Arab = layali = Nyanyian vokal bebas
- Arab = tawashih = Lagu pujian
- Arab = adwar = Bentuk musik tradisional
- Arab = ibtihal = Lagu doa
- Arab = shabi = Musik populer Arab
Vokal dan Nyanyian
- Arab = ghina = Nyanyian
- Arab = inshad = Pembacaan lagu
- Arab = tajwid = Tajwid (aturan bacaan)
- Arab = hadra = Nyanyian ritual
- Arab = munshid = Penyanyi rohani
- Arab = mutrib = Penyanyi hiburan
- Arab = qari = Qari (pembaca Al-Qur'an)
- Arab = mujawwad = Nyanyian tartil
- Arab = mughanni = Penyanyi
- Arab = rawi = Penyampai syair
Teori Musik
- Arab = maqam = Maqam (sistem nada)
- Arab = jins = Interval musik
- Arab = iqa' = Ritme
- Arab = tahrir = Pembukaan nada
- Arab = sayr = Perjalanan melodi
- Arab = taslim = Pengulangan bagian
- Arab = far' = Cabang melodi
- Arab = usul = Teori musik dasar
- Arab = dastgah = Sistem modal Persia
- Arab = ghammaz = Nada peralihan
Notasi dan Irama
- Arab = darb = Pukulan
- Arab = wazn = Meter musik
- Arab = darajat = Tingkatan nada
- Arab = darj = Tingkat ritme
- Arab = haraka = Gerakan nada
- Arab = taqsim = Improvisasi instrumen
- Arab = mizaan = Mizan (timbangan ritme)
- Arab = qafla = Penutup melodi
- Arab = dawr = Putaran melodi
- Arab = sa'ida = Irama naik
Istilah Pertunjukan
- Arab = munasabah = Kesesuaian tema
- Arab = farah = Kebahagiaan
- Arab = hazn = Kesedihan
- Arab = sama' = Sama' (mendengarkan rohani)
- Arab = hadrah = Hadrah (majlis dzikir)
- Arab = mashhad = Panggung
- Arab = riwaya = Pementasan
- Arab = masrah = Teater
- Arab = nashid = Lagu rohani
- Arab = muwajaha = Pertemuan musik
Alat Musik Modern
Bentuk Komposisi
- Arab = qit'a = Potongan musik
- Arab = longa = Tarian cepat
- Arab = bashraf = Bentuk instrumental
- Arab = sama'i thaqil = Bentuk klasik berat
- Arab = tahmila = Improvisasi berulang
- Arab = dulab = Pengantar melodi
- Arab = muwashshah = Puisi bernada
- Arab = nawba = Suite musik Andalusia
- Arab = fasl = Bagian komposisi
- Arab = khana = Bagian musik
Istilah Perekaman
- Arab = tasjil = Perekaman
- Arab = istudio = Studio musik
- Arab = mikrafon = Mikrofon
- Arab = makhraj = Makhraj suara
- Arab = mixer = Mixer
- Arab = equalizer = Equalizer
- Arab = track = Jalur rekaman
- Arab = master = Mastering
- Arab = edit = Penyuntingan
- Arab = soundcheck = Pemeriksaan suara