Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muː.siː.qaː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqāf (uncountable)

  1. music

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “موسيقى”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Further reading

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muː.siː.ɡa/, [muː.siː.qa]

Noun

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موسيقى (mūsīgaf (plural موسيقات (mūsīgāt))

  1. music

Usage notes

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Both [q] and [g] pronunciations are used but [q] can be more common.

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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موسيقى (mūsīqaf (plural موسيقات (mūsīqāt) or مواسق (mwāsiq))

  1. music
    موسيقتهم عيانة.mūsīqthum ʕiyyāna.Their music is bad.