makam
Indonesian edit
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makam (plural makam-makam, first-person possessive makamku, second-person possessive makammu, third-person possessive makamnya)
- tomb, grave
- graveyard
- (archaic) domicile
- Synonyms: tempat tinggal, kediaman
- maqaam, literally station: the various stages a Sufi's soul must attain in its search for Allah.
- standing
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Further reading edit
- “makam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian edit
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makam m
Lower Sorbian edit
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makam
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مقام (makam), from Arabic مَقَام (maqām).
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makam (definite accusative makamı, plural makamlar)
- (music) Melodic mode. The makam system sets complex rules for cins (characteristic intervals) and seyir (melodic development) in classical genres such as Ottoman court music, mosque music, and Mevlevi music. The Arab مقام (maqām), or mode, is most closely related, the Persian دستگاه (dastgâh), Central Asian mugam, Indian rag and others are more distantly related.
- tune, music, harmony
- mode, way, manner
- place, station, post, office (workplace)
- position of authority, chair
Declension edit
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | makam | |
| Definite accusative | makamı | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | makam | makamlar |
| Definite accusative | makamı | makamları |
| Dative | makama | makamlara |
| Locative | makamda | makamlarda |
| Ablative | makamdan | makamlardan |
| Genitive | makamın | makamların |
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “makam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1937