BEGUM - meaning and definition. What is BEGUM
Diclib.com
ChatGPT AI Dictionary
Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:

Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence

On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:

  • how the word is used
  • frequency of use
  • it is used more often in oral or written speech
  • word translation options
  • usage examples (several phrases with translation)
  • etymology

What (who) is BEGUM - definition


Begum         
  • A fat Begum inscribed Hur Khanum Mughlani, Deccan, ca.1625
FEMALE ROYAL AND ARISTOCRATIC TITLE FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA
Begüm; Beguem; Beygum; Begom; Bagum; Baigum; Begam
Begum (also begüm, bagum, begom, begam, baigum or beygum) is a royal and aristocratic title from Central and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the title baig or bey, which in Turkic languages means "higher official".
Begum         
  • A fat Begum inscribed Hur Khanum Mughlani, Deccan, ca.1625
FEMALE ROYAL AND ARISTOCRATIC TITLE FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA
Begüm; Beguem; Beygum; Begom; Bagum; Baigum; Begam
·noun In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
begum         
  • A fat Begum inscribed Hur Khanum Mughlani, Deccan, ca.1625
FEMALE ROYAL AND ARISTOCRATIC TITLE FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA
Begüm; Beguem; Beygum; Begom; Bagum; Baigum; Begam
['be?g?m]
¦ noun Indian a Muslim woman of high rank.
?(Begum) the title of a married Muslim woman, equivalent to Mrs.
Origin
from Urdu begam, from Turk. bigim 'princess'.
Examples of use of BEGUM
1. Pilgrims admitted to Al–Zaher Hospital were: Gulam Fatima, Haneef Shaikh, Naseem Begum, Abdul Gaffar, Gulam Mohiuddin, Rashida Begum, Aziz Wani, Mohammed Abdullah Wani, Amina Begum, Abdul Lateef, Gulam Mohammed Naik, Habibullah Bhat, Zaina Begum, Kamaluddin and Sajida Begum.
2. Pilgrims admitted to Al–Hira Hospital were Mohammed Abdullah Reshi, Mohammad Raboo, Habibullah, Gul Mohd Ganai, Zarina Akhter, Parveen Iqbal, Zara Begum, Badsha Begum, Arifa Begum, Zaina Begum and Gulam Mohammed.
3. Women’s education became a movement because of educationists like Miss Mehmooda, Begum Qadri and the burqa–clad Begum Zafar Ali.
4. "We had to really fight with our parents," recalls Begum.
5. The President is accompanied by First Lady Begum Sehba Musharraf.