taksim

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish تقسیم, from Arabic تَقْسِيم (taqsīm), verbal noun of قَسَمَ (qasama, to divide, distribute).

Noun

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taksim

  1. division, partition, distribution
  2. (music) instrumental improvisation, instrumental solo (often introducing a vocal solo or a modulation to another makam, or mode)
  3. dividing up
  4. (mathematics) division, division sign
  5. place containing a reservoir from which water is distributed to various parts of a city
  6. (grammar) slash mark, slash, diagonal, virgule

See also

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References

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  • Signell, Karl. Makam: Modal Practice in Turkish Art Music. Usul Publications, 2005.