Where does “مقام” come from?

مقام (Arabic) comes from Persian مقام, from Arabic مَقَام — place, position, state.

مقام (Arabic): place, spot

Definitions

  1. place, spot

Ancestry of “مقام”, step by step

مقام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مقام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمقامplace, position, dignity, rank, office
2Arabicمَقَامplace, position, state

via Arabic قَامَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَامَto rise; to get up

Words derived from “مقام”

Every word from Arabic مَقَام →Every word from Persian مقام →