"Begum" meaning in English

See Begum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Begums [plural], Begun [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa-cls|بیگم|tr=bēgum}} Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Begum (plural Begums)
  1. A surname of Bengali usage
    Sense id: en-Begum-en-name-S6d-Qlzd Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Forms: Begums [plural], Begun [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa-cls|بیگم|tr=bēgum}} Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Begum (plural Begums)
  1. An honorific title from Central and South Asia, often used by leading women in society.
    Sense id: en-Begum-en-noun-qxrzNc1y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

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