English Explanatory Dictionary

muqam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

muqam muqams

Etymology

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

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary