বেগম

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Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum), feminine form of بگ (bēg, “chief”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg. Cognate with Azerbaijani bəyim, Uzbek begim.

Pronunciation

Noun

বেগম • (begom)

  1. (historical) begum, a high-ranking Muslim lady (who is typically married)
  2. wife
    Synonyms: বিবি (bibi), বউ (bou), অওরত (oōrot), আহলিয়াত (ahliẏat), জরু (joru)
    আমার বাংলাদেশী বেগম থাকার কারণে আমি আহলে জবানের মতো বাংলা বলি।
    amar baṅladeśi begom thakar karone ami ahole jobaner motō baṅla boli.
    Because I have a Bangladeshi wife, I speak Bengali like a native speaker.

Proper noun

বেগম • (begom)

  1. a female surname, Begom or Begum, from Persian

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