Etymograph

English

taqsim

Taqsim comes from Arabic تَقْسِيم ‘verbal noun of قَسَّمَ (form II)’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentتَقْسِيم1taqsīm‘verbal noun of قَسَّمَ (form II)’
  2. Englishtodaytaqsim1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English taqsim

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentتَقْسِيمWiktionary, English taqsimtaqsīm‘verbal noun of قَسَّمَ (form II)’
  2. EnglishtodaytaqsimWiktionary, English taqsim

Every English word from Arabic تَقْسِيم

Today it means

noun An improvisation or a solo recital based on a maqam.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “taqsim”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Arabic تَقْسِيم / taqsim

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