بیگم

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Persian

Etymology

From بگم (bagam, queen), from بگ (beyg, titled man, chief), from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (beg, ruler) from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, chief, titled man). Akin to Karakhanid باكْ (bēg, chief, a woman's husband), Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, lord, chief).

Noun

بیگم (beygom)

  1. begum
  2. lady (of rank)

Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian بیگم, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian بگم (bagam), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian بگ (bag), lord. Compare Sanskrit भग (bhaga).

Noun

بیگم (begamf (Hindi spelling बेगम)

  1. begum
  2. lady (of rank)
  3. madam