begum

Etymology 1
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Verb

 * 1)  To daub or cover with gum.

Etymology 2
From, from East begüm, from beg (a title of nobility in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia) + -um (feminine suffix for titles of nobility). Compare.

Noun

 * 1) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia

Translations

 * Arabic: بيكُم
 * Azerbaijani: bəyim
 * Bengali:
 * German:
 * Hindi:
 * Ottoman Turkish: بیگم
 * Persian:
 * Russian: бе́гума
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: బేగం
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu: بیگَم
 * Uzbek:

Related terms

 * bey