ਮੁਕਾਮੁ

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Old Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian مقام (muqām), from Arabic مُقَام (muqām). Compare Old Hindi मुकांम (mukā̃ma), Middle Bengali মোকাম (mōkam).

Adjective[edit]

ਮੁਕਾਮੁ (mukāmu)

  1. permanent, lasting

Noun[edit]

ਮੁਕਾਮੁ (mukāmum

  1. place, abode
  2. Maqam (shrine)

Descendants[edit]

  • Punjabi: muqām
    Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਕ਼ਾਮ
    Shahmukhi script: مُقام

Further reading[edit]

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮੁਕਾਮੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 243.
  • ਮੁਕਾਮੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024