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Re: Makam or Maqam
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Graham Percival |
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Re: Makam or Maqam |
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Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:23:41 +0000 |
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On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 10:25:44AM +0100, Francisco Vila wrote:
> Currently, notation/world.itely mixes 'maqam' / 'maqams' and 'makam' /
> 'makamlar'. Is this correct for Arabic/Turkish respectively, or should
> it be unified?
I believe that both "k" and "q" are acceptable English
representations of the appropriate sounds/letters in
Arabic/Turkish. That said, it would be nice to unify them.
*That* said, I have no interest in trying find some definitive
answers about which letter to use.
Cheers,
- Graham