خانم

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From خان (han, king, ruler) + a feminine suffix for nobility titles.[1]

Noun

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خانم (hanım)

  1. lady, woman
  2. Miss, Mrs, Lady
  3. wife

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hanım”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From خان (xân) and the genitive enclitic -em, or perhaps from Persian کانم (kânom, a married woman).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xānum
Dari reading? xānum
Iranian reading? xânom
Tajik reading? xonum
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari خانم
Iranian Persian
Tajik хонум

خانُم (xânom) (plural خانم‌ها (xânom-hâ))

  1. Mrs, Ms
  2. lady
    Synonym: بانو (bânu)
  3. madam (used in Iran especially in the 19th century)

Descendants

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian خانم (xānum).

Noun

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خانَم (xānamf

  1. khanum

Urdu

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian خانم (xānum).

Noun

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خانَم (xānamf (Hindi spelling ख़ानम)

  1. a lady, a woman of rank, a princess; title of the wife of a ḵẖān

Further reading

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “خانم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.