Outi
One of the most popular and beautiful yet complex instruments of the Middle Eastern region is the Outi. The Outi has many varieties of the name and pronunciation, though the most common are Ud, Al Ud, Oud, and El’ ud. ... The Sachs-Hornbostel categorization of this would be the ‘chordophone’ category, as the Outi relies on a stretched string. The outi is a member of the lute family, dating back to around the 7th century AD.