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Maqam

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ajamnoun(historical) A non-Arab.
nahavandnounA city in Iran.
maqamanounArabic literary genre
mugamnounAlternative form of mugham. [A musical composition of Azerbaijan in a complex form that blends classical poetry and musical improvisation.]
avaznoun(music) An unmetered vocal section of a mode in Persian music.
mughamnounA musical composition of Azerbaijan in a complex form that blends classical poetry and musical improvisation.
muqarnasnoun(architecture) A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.
maqtanoun(poetry) The last couplet of a ghazal, typically incorporating the poet's pen name in a creative way.
dastgahnounOne of the basic melody types in traditional Persian music, each consisting of seven base notes and seven further variable notes used for ornamentation and modulation.
tahrirnoun(music) a type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East
qawwalinoun(music, uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
chaabinoun(music) A kind of Moroccan popular music.
mabkharanounA traditional censer in the Arab world and Turkey, usually having a square pedestal base or legs with inward-sloping sides which support a square cup with outward-sloping sides.
qawalinounAlternative form of qawwali. [(music, uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.]
khatamnounA Persian style of marquetry.
rebabnoun(music) A stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries
meykhananounAn Azerbaijani literary tradition involving unaccompanied songs improvised to a beat.
maqtabnounAlternative form of maktab. [A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.]
qanonnoun(US politics) The conspiracy theory originated by this anonymous poster.
rhaitanounA shawm used as a traditional musical instrument in Morocco.

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