मुक़ाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَقَام (maqām, muqām).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.qɑːm/, [mʊ.qä̃ːm], /mʊ.kɑːm/, [mʊ.kä̃ːm]

Noun

मुक़ाम • (muqām) m (Urdu spelling مقام)

1. resting place, stop
2. residence, dwelling

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुक़ाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 819