बेगम

See also: बेगमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic begüm. Compare Turkish begüm, Persian بیگم (beygom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beː.ɡəm/

Noun

बेगम (begam) f (Urdu spelling بیگم)

  1. begum; high-ranking Muslim lady; queen
  2. (chess or cards) queen

Declension

Declension of बेगम
Singular Plural
Direct बेगम (begam) बेगमें (begmẽ)
Oblique बेगम (begam) बेगमों (begmõ)
Vocative बेगम (begam) बेगमो (begmo)

Alternative forms

  • बेग़म (beġam) hypercorrection
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