makam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay makam, from Arabic مَقَام (maqām).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmakam/ [ˈma.kam]
• Rhymes: -akam
• Syllabification: ma‧kam

Noun

makam (plural makam-makam)

1. tomb; grave

   Synonyms: kubur, (rare) pusara

2. graveyard

   Synonyms: kuburan, pemakaman, pekuburan, permakaman

3. (archaic) domicile

   Synonyms: tempat tinggal, kediaman

4. (Sufism) maqaam (literally "station")

Derived terms

• bermakam (“buried”)
• makamkan (“to put into a grave”)
• pemakaman (“graveyard”)
• permakaman (“graveyard”)

Further reading

• “makam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latvian

Noun

makam m

1. dative singular of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.kam/
• Rhymes: -akam
• Syllabification: ma‧kam

Noun

makam

1. dative plural of mak

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مَقَام (maqām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakam/ [ˈma.kam]
• Rhymes: -akam, -am
• Hyphenation: ma‧kam

Noun

makam (Jawi spelling مقام, plural makam-makam or makam²)

1. (Palace Malay, honorific) tomb; grave

   Synonyms: kubur, kubah (Brunei), pusara (rare), kandang (literary), jirat

2. graveyard

   Synonyms: kuburan, perkuburan, permakaman

3. (archaic) domicile

   Synonym: kediaman

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemakaman [passive / name of profession + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (pe- + -an)
• permakaman [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• memakamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bermakam [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: makam (inherited)

References

• “makam”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

• "makam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقام (makam), from Arabic مَقَام (maqām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈkam/, [mä.kʰäm]

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• Hyphenation: ma‧kam

Noun

makam (definite accusative makamı, plural makamlar)

1. (music) Melodic mode. The makam system sets complex rules for cins (characteristic intervals) and seyir (melodic development) in classical genres such as Ottoman court music, mosque music, and Mevlevi music. The Arab مقام (maqām), or mode, is most closely related, the Persian دستگاه (dastgâh), Central Asian mugam, Indian rag and others are more distantly related.
2. tune, music, harmony
3. mode, way, manner
4. place, station, post, office (workplace)
5. position of authority, chair
   • 1964 March 25, “Rusya, Türkiyeyi tehdide başladı”, in Akşam‎^[1], page 1:

     Kıbrıs Rum makamları, Türkiye'nin Kıbrıs'a müdahalesi halinde Sovyet Başbakanı Kruşçef'in Türkiye'ye karşı askeri harekâta geçme vaadinde bulunduğuna dair haberleri yorumlamaktan kaçınmaktadırlar.

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Declension

Declension of makam

	singular	plural
nominative	makam [mä.kʰäm]	makamlar [mä.kʰäm.l̪ˠäɾ̞̊]
definite accusative	makamı [mä.kʰäː.mɯ̽]	makamları [mä.kʰäm.l̪ˠä.ɾɯ̽]
dative	makama [mä.kʰäː.mä]	makamlara [mä.kʰäm.l̪ˠä.ɾä]
locative	makamda [mä.kʰäm.d̪ä]	makamlarda [mä.kʰäm.l̪ˠäɾ̞.d̪ä]
ablative	makamdan [mä.kʰäm.d̪än̪]	makamlardan [mä.kʰäm.l̪ˠäɾ̞.d̪än̪]
genitive	makamın [mä.kʰäː.mɯn̪]	makamların [mä.kʰäm.l̪ˠä.ɾɯn̪]

Derived Terms

• kaymakam
• kaymakamlık

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “makam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مقام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1937

Further reading

• “makam”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• “makam”, in RTÜK Telaffuz Sözlüğü [Pronunciation (Standard Turkish) Dictionary by RTÜK] (in Turkish), Ankara: Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu