acem

See also: Acem and acém

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عجم (ʿacem), from Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈd͡ʒem/

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• Hyphenation: a‧cem

Noun

acem (definite accusative acemi, plural acemler)

1. (music) a compound maqam in Turkish classical music
2. (music) the musical note F (or solfège fa) written on the fifth line of the staff

Further reading

• “acem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “acem”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 89