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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Begum' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Begum proper noun  a Muslim honorific for a high-ranking woman, with its origin in India and Pakistan, that has become a surname in the west       begum noun  a high ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan the form of address for such a woman Etymology: From (Urd.) (ur-Arab, ÛÚÙ) and (Hind.) àààà (begam), lady < (Pers.) (fa-Arab, ÛÚÙ) (bigam) < (Pers.) (fa-Arab, ÚÙ) (bagam), lady < (Pers.) (fa-Arab, Ú) (bag), lord. Cf. Sanskrit àà (bhaga).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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