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muqam

muqam noun: a mode of Uyghur traditional music; in modern times the muqams have been codified as classical music suites known as the Twelve Muqam (Uyghur ئون ئىككى مۇقام; Chinese 十二木卡姆).

Noun

muqam (plural muqams)

  1. A mode of Uyghur traditional music; in modern times the muqams have been codified as classical music suites known as the Twelve Muqam (Uyghur ئون ئىككى مۇقام; Chinese 十二木卡姆).

Forms of muqam

pluralmuqams

Origin of muqam

Borrowed from Uyghur مۇقام (muqam). Doublet of maqam.

Questions about muqam

What does muqam mean?
Muqam means a mode of Uyghur traditional music; in modern times the muqams have been codified as classical music suites known as the Twelve Muqam (Uyghur ئون ئىككى مۇقام; Chinese 十二木卡姆).
What part of speech is muqam?
Muqam is a noun.
What is the plural of muqam?
The plural of muqam is muqams.

Words near muqam in the dictionary

  1. mupundu
  2. muqaddam
  3. muqaddams
  4. muqallid
  5. muqallids
  6. muqam
  7. muqarnas
  8. muqarnases
  9. muqta
  10. muqtar
  11. muqtars

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