Meanings
nounshashmaqam (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentA Central Asian musical genre popular in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Origin
- Classical Persianشش (šaš /šeš)
- Arabicقَامَ (qāma)
- Arabicمَقَام (maqām)
- Classical Persianمقام (maqām /maġâm)
- Classical Persianشَشْمَقَامْ (šaš-maqām)
- Englishshashmaqam
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَشْمَقَامْ (šaš-maqām).
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Hindi शशमुक़ाम
- शशमुक़ाम (śaśmuqām)Translations
Urdu شَشْمُقَامْ
- شَشْمُقَامْ (śaśmuqām)Translations
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shashmaqam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shashmaqam
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“shashmaqam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shashmaqam. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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