Jins
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For the Hindu chakra, see Ajna.
A jins (Arabic: جنس / ALA-LC: jīns, pl. اجناس / ājnās) is a set of three, four, or five stepwise pitches used to build an Arabic maqam, or melodic mode. They correspond to the English terms trichord, tetrachord, and pentachord. A maqam is made up of two or more ajnas.
The word derives from the Greek word genus, meaning "type."[1]
[edit] External links
- Jins page from Maqamworld site
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