makama

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Chichewa

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Noun

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makamá class 6

  1. plural of kama

Hausa

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Etymology 1

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From ma- +‎ kama.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /má.káː.máː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə́.káː.máː]

Noun

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makāmā f (possessed form makāmar̃)

  1. handle
  2. reason, excuse

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /má.kàː.máː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə́.kàː.máː]

Noun

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makā̀mā m (possessed form makā̀man)

  1. a traditional title for an advisor to the emir

Turkish

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Noun

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makama

  1. dative singular of makam
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