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Begum Aga Khan
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be⋅gum

1  [bee-guhm, bey-]
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–noun
(in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, esp. a widow.
Origin:
1625–35; < Urdu begam ≪ Turkic begim, appar. a deriv. of beg. See bey
Begum Aga Khan
Her Highness the Begum Aga Khan Biography and Photo Gallery
www.begumagakhan.org

be⋅gum

2  [bi-guhm]
–verb (used with object), -gummed, -gum⋅ming.
to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.
Origin:
be- + gum 1
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be·gum   (bā'gəm, bē'-)   
n.  

  1. A Muslim woman of rank.

  2. Used as a form of address for such a woman.


[Urdu begam, from East Turkic begüm, first person sing. possessive of beg, master, mistress; see bey.]
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