Complex sentence: The "tanbūra" is a bowl lyre of the Middle East and East Africa which takes its name from the Persian Tanbur via the Arabic "tunbur" (طنبور), though this term refers to long-necked lutes.
Split into simpler sentences: The "tanbūra" is a bowl lyre of the Middle East and East Africa. It takes its name from the Persian Tanbur via the Arabic "tunbur" (طنبور), though this term refers to long-necked lutes.