బేగం
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Urdu بیگم and Hindi बेगम (begam, “lady”), from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum) (see there for more).
Noun[edit]
బేగం • (bēgaṁ) ? (plural బేగాలు)
- a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan.
- the form of address for such a woman.
Derived terms[edit]
- బేగంపేట (bēgampēṭa)
References[edit]
- "begüm." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “begüm”, in Nişanyan Sözlük