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muƙami

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَقَام (maqām).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mù.kʼáː.mìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mʊ̀.kʼáː.mìː]

Noun

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mùƙāmī̀ m (plural mùƙā̀mai, possessed form mùƙāmìn)

  1. position (political or professional)
  2. status, influence

References

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  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 157.