मुक़ामी

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مقامی (maqāmī), from مقام (maqām) + suffix ـی (), from Arabic مَقَام (maqām), from the root ق و م (q w m). By surface analysis, मुक़ाम (muqām, residence, dwelling) +‎ -ई (, a suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊ.qɑː.miː/, [mʊ.qäː.miː], /mʊ.kɑː.miː/, [mʊ.käː.miː]

Adjective

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मुक़ामी (muqāmī) (Urdu spelling مُقامی)

  1. local
    Synonym: देशज (deśaj)
  2. resident (as an official)

References

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