Mahkama (
Arabic: مَحْكَمَةmaḥkama), also spelled mahkamah, is an
Arabic term meaning 'court'[1] or 'courthouse' in a Muslim context, so a
Sharia court. The Arabic word (see
محكمة) has been adopted with adaptations in the wider
Muslim world (see
mahkama), with derivatives in
Persian,
Turkish,
Hindi and/or
Urdu,
Indonesian and/or
Malay, etc.[1] The transliterated spelling makhama can also occur.[2][3]
Mahkamat al-Pasha or Mahkama du Pacha, administrative building raised in 1941–1942 in
Casablanca,
Morocco in a traditional Andalusian style. It was designed to contain the residence of the pasha, a reception hall, a courthouse, and a jail.