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)
- tomb; grave
- graveyard
- (archaic) domicile
- Synonyms: tempat tinggal, kediaman
- (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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian
Noun
makam m
- dative singular of maks
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.kam/
- Rhymes: -akam
- Syllabification: ma‧kam
Noun
makam
- dative plural of mak
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmakam/ [ˈma.kam]
- Rhymes: -akam, -am
- Hyphenation: ma‧kam
Noun
makam (Jawi spelling مقام, plural makam-makam)
- (Palace Malay, honorific) tomb; grave
- graveyard
- Synonyms: kuburan, perkuburan, permakaman
- (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, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “makam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مقام (makam), from Arabic مَقَام (maqām).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
makam (definite accusative makamı, plural makamlar)
- (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.
- tune, music, harmony
- mode, way, manner
- place, station, post, office (workplace)
- position of authority, chair
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | makam | makamlar |
| definite accusative | makamı | makamları |
| dative | makama | makamlara |
| locative | makamda | makamlarda |
| ablative | makamdan | makamlardan |
| genitive | makamın | makamların |
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “makam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1937