Meanings
alternative Segah · alternative Sikah
- uncountableA maqam in Persian music.
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We notice a preference for melodies based upon the Makams that were related to the modes of the Synagogue, such as Bayati and Nawa, corresponding to the Prophetic, Mogen-Ovos, and Lamentations modes; for Siga and Irak, which correspond to the Pentateuch, Ruth, and Tefilla modes; for Hedjaz, which corresponds to the Ahavoh-Rabboh mode; and for Rehaw, which resembles the Job mode.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 364
Origin
Borrowed from Persian.
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Sigah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sigah
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