Explore Maqam through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Maqam meaning
A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North Africa, West Asia and Central Asia.
Using Maqam
- The main meaning on this page is: A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North Africa, West Asia and Central Asia.
- In the example corpus, maqam often appears in combinations such as: shash maqam.
Context around Maqam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maqam
- In this selection, "maqam" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shash, chehel and mountains stand out and add context to how "maqam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and chehel maqam mountains and shash maqam is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maqam" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maqam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shash maqam is the main component of the classical genre of music. (12 words)
It is located near the gorge of Allah-o-Akbar and is flanked by the Baba Kuhi and Chehel Maqam mountains. (21 words)
The large support of the musicians from high class families, which meant the patronage was to be paid to the Shash maqam above all things. (25 words)
The large support of the musicians from high class families, which meant the patronage was to be paid to the Shash maqam above all things. (25 words)
It is located near the gorge of Allah-o-Akbar and is flanked by the Baba Kuhi and Chehel Maqam mountains. (21 words)
Shash maqam is the main component of the classical genre of music. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
It is located near the gorge of Allah-o-Akbar and is flanked by the Baba Kuhi and Chehel Maqam mountains.
Shash maqam is the main component of the classical genre of music.
The large support of the musicians from high class families, which meant the patronage was to be paid to the Shash maqam above all things.
Common combinations with maqam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: