makama

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Chichewa[edit]

Noun[edit]

makamá class 6

  1. plural of kama

Hausa[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From ma- +‎ kama.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

makāmā f (possessed form makāmar̃)

  1. handle
  2. reason, excuse

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

makā̀mā m (possessed form makā̀man)

  1. a traditional title for an advisor to the emir

Turkish[edit]

Noun[edit]

makama

  1. dative singular of makam