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begum

[bee-guhm, bey-]

be·gum

1[bee-guhm, bey-]
noun
(in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially a widow.

Origin:
1625–35; < Urdu begamTurkic begim, apparently a derivative of beg. See bey

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be·gum

2[bih-guhm]
verb (used with object), be·gummed, be·gum·ming.
to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.

Origin:
be- + gum1
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begum (ˈbeɪɡəm)
 
n
(in Pakistan and certain other Muslim countries) a woman of high rank, esp the widow of a prince
 
[C18: from Urdu begam, from Turkish begim; see bey]

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