begum

== English == === Etymology 1 === From be- +‎ gum. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bəˈɡʌm/ Rhymes: -ʌm ==== Verb ==== begum (third-person singular simple present begums, present participle begumming, simple past and past participle begummed) (transitive) To daub or cover with gum. === Etymology 2 === From Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum), from East Turkic begüm, from beg (a title of nobility in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia) + -um (feminine suffix for titles of nobility). Compare Classical Persian خانم (xānum). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbeɪɡəm/, /ˈbɛɡəm/ Rhymes: -ɛɡəm ==== Noun ==== begum (plural begums) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia the form of address for such a woman ===== Translations ===== === References === === Related terms === bey (male form of begum) === Anagrams === gumbe