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maqama

maqama noun: arabic literary genre.

Noun

maqama

  1. Arabic literary genre

maqama meaning in Arabic and Persian

maqama in Arabic

Translations
مَقَامَة maqāma

maqama in Persian

Translations
مقامه maqâme

Forms of maqama

alternative formmaqāma

Origin of maqama

From Arabic مَقَامَة (maqāma).

Questions about maqama

What does maqama mean?
Maqama means arabic literary genre.
What is maqama in Arabic?
Maqama in Arabic is مَقَامَة (maqāma). See Maqama meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is maqama?
Maqama is a noun.

Words near maqama in the dictionary

  1. maqaamat
  2. maqaams
  3. maqaf
  4. maqafs
  5. maqam
  6. maqama
  7. maqamat
  8. maqams
  9. Maqdisi
  10. Maqdisis
  11. Maqellarë

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