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Complete Definition of "begum"

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Etymology
From Urd. ur-Arab|ب�گ� and Hind. ब��म (begam), lady < Pers. fa-Arab|ب�گ� (bigam) < Pers. fa-Arab|بگ� (bagam), lady < Pers. fa-Arab|بگ (bag), lord. Cf. Sanskrit भ� (bhaga).

Noun
en-noun

  1. a high ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan
  2. the form of address for such a woman

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