The scale of this makam is made up of a Segah tetrachord on F sharp (Irak) overlapping with the lower part of a Saba scale on A (Dugah), and the scale does not contain the octave. Note that the use of the Hicaz pentachord is only an approximation, as in practice the interval between C (Cargah) and D flat (Hicaz) is usually six commas or more.