मुक़ाम
See also: मुकांम
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मक़ाम (maqām)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مقام (muqām), from Arabic مُقَام (muqām). First attested as Old Hindi मुकांम (mukā̃m). Compare Marathi मुक्काम (mukkām).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊ.qɑːm/, [mʊ.qä̃ːm], /mʊ.kɑːm/, [mʊ.kä̃ːm]
Noun
मुक़ाम • (muqām) m (Urdu spelling مقام)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुक़ाम muqām |
मुक़ाम, मुक़ामात muqām, muqāmāt |
| oblique | मुक़ाम muqām |
मुक़ामों, मुक़ामातों muqāmõ, muqāmātõ |
| vocative | मुक़ाम muqām |
मुक़ामो, मुक़ामातो muqāmo, muqāmāto |
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “muqā:m”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 606
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मुकाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3951
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुक़ाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 819
- Platts, John T. (1884), “مقام”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1054
- “मक़ाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.