English Explanatory Dictionary

dastgah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the basic melody types in traditional Persian music, each consisting of seven base notes and seven further variable notes used for ornamentation and modulation.

Word forms

dastgah dastgahs dastgāh

Etymology

From Persian دستگاه (dastgâh).

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