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noun - a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan
A Muslim woman of rank.
Used as a form of address for such a woman.
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a Muslim woman of high rank. |
a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan |
A Muslim woman of high rank. |
A Muslim woman of rank. |
Used as a form of address for such a woman. |
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Begum, begam, baigum or beygum (Turkish: begüm, Persian: , Urdu: , Bengali: ) is a female 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". It usually refers to the wife or daughter of a beg. The related form begzadi (daughter of a beg) also occurs.In South Asia, particularly in Punjab, Sindh, Hyderabad, Delhi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sylhet, begum has been adapted for use as an honorific for Muslim women of high social status, accomplishment, or power. The honorific may either precede or follow proper name of the woman. |