ਮੁਕਾਮੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مقام (muqām), from Arabic مُقَام (muqām). Compare Old Hindi मुकांम (mukā̃ma), Middle Bengali মোকাম (mōkam).

Adjective

ਮੁਕਾਮੁ (mukāmu)

1. permanent, lasting

Noun

ਮੁਕਾਮੁ (mukāmu) m

1. place, abode
2. Maqam (shrine)

Descendants

• Punjabi: muqām

  Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਕ਼ਾਮ

  Shahmukhi script: مُقام

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮੁਕਾਮੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 243.
• “ਮੁਕਾਮੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024