makam

From Arabic مَقَام (maqām).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmakam]
• Hyphenation: ma‧kam

makam (plural makam-makam, first-person possessive makamku, second-person possessive makammu, third-person possessive makamnya)

1. tomb, grave

   Synonyms: kubur, pusara

2. graveyard
3. (archaic) domicile

   Synonyms: tempat tinggal, kediaman

4. maqaam, literally station: the various stages a Sufi's soul must attain in its search for Allah.
5. standing

• kuburan
• pekuburan
• pusara

• “makam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

makam m

1. dative singular of maks

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakam/

makam

1. dative plural of mak

From Ottoman Turkish مقام (makam), from Arabic مَقَام (maqām).

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makam (definite accusative makamı, plural makamlar)

1. (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.
2. tune, music, harmony
3. mode, way, manner
4. place, station, post, office (workplace)
5. position of authority, chair

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “makam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1937