Where does “macam” come from?

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

macam (Malay): like; type, kind, sort; way

Definitions

  1. like; type, kind, sort; way

Ancestry of “macam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمقامplace, spot
2Persianمقامplace, position, dignity, rank, office
3Arabicمَقَامplace, position, state

Words derived from “macam”

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