मुक़ाम

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • मक़ाम (maqām)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مقام (muqām), from Arabic مُقَام (muqām). First attested as Old Hindi मुकांम (mukā̃m). Compare Marathi मुक्काम (mukkām).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मुक़ाम • (muqāmm (Urdu spelling مقام)

  1. resting place, stop
  2. residence, dwelling

Declension

Declension of मुक़ाम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मुक़ाम
muqām
मुक़ाम, मुक़ामात
muqām, muqāmāt
oblique मुक़ाम
muqām
मुक़ामों, मुक़ामातों
muqāmõ, muqāmātõ
vocative मुक़ाम
muqām
मुक़ामो, मुक़ामातो
muqāmo, muqāmāto

Further reading

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    Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “muqā:m”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मुकाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3951
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुक़ाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 819
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “مقام”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1054
  • मक़ाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.