বেগম

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /beɡom/, [ˈbeɡom]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /beɡom/, [ˈbeɡom]

Noun

বেগম • (begom)

(historical) begum, a high-ranking Muslim lady (who is typically married)
wife
Synonyms: বিবি (bibi), বউ (bou), অওরত (oōrot), আহলিয়াত (ahliẏat), জরু (joru)

আমার বাংলাদেশী বেগম থাকা র 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.

Related terms

বেগ (beg)

Proper noun

বেগম • (begom)

a female surname, Begom or Begum, from Persian

References

Accessible Dictionary, “বেগম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “বেগম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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