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begum
1[ bee-guhm, bey- ]
noun
- (in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially a widow.
begum
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.
begum
/ ˈbeɪɡəm /
noun
- (in Pakistan and certain other Muslim countries) a woman of high rank, esp the widow of a prince
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of begum1
C18: from Urdu begam , from Turkish begim ; see bey
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Example Sentences
For that reason a marriage distasteful to both had already been arranged between him and the Roshinara Begum.
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He hath in his keeping certain papers that concern the Roshinara Begum of Delhi, and he must be made to confess their whereabouts.
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When the Begum and the moulvie departed for Lucknow they were accompanied by nearly the whole of their retinue.
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She left her quarters by a covered way and waited outside the Begum Kotee until a soldier found Fulton.
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His father's ancestors were of noble descent, and those of his mother, Munny Begum, more eminently and more illustriously so.
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