Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Muslim woman of rank.
- noun Used as a form of address for such a woman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To daub or cover with gum.
- noun The title of a Hindu princess or lady of high rank.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a high ranking
Muslim woman , especially inIndia andPakistan - noun the form of address for such a woman
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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"T hink the word begum and you conjure up an image of a Nawabi woman who leads a disciplined life behind the veil.
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She just lifted her head high, like a great begum who had been deeply offended in her own home, and solemnly retreated to the kitchen.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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She just lifted her head high, like a great begum who had been deeply offended in her own home, and solemnly retreated to the kitchen.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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So simultaneously I remember my maternal grandmother Nazmi begum wife of late Daroga Nabban Saab of Pata Nala who would visit us and add the charm of LUcknow that we hardly knew I talk of circa 1955 .
What is Shiasm? « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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She just lifted her head high, like a great begum who had been deeply offended in her own home, and solemnly retreated to the kitchen.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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She just lifted her head high, like a great begum who had been deeply offended in her own home, and solemnly retreated to the kitchen.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Indian begum rolling in wealth, no countess mistress of castles and townhouses, ever had such a faithful toady as Hannah Hicks was to her mistress.
The Newcomes 2006
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It is the fourth week of school and the whining, excuses and excessive absenteeism has begum.
Crimes and Misdemeanors Seeking Solace 2006
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It is the fourth week of school and the whining, excuses and excessive absenteeism has begum.
Archive 2006-02-01 Seeking Solace 2006
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MacGarry, he was, hand to dagger, that time and their mother, a rawkneepudsfrowse, I was given to understand, with superflow-vius heirs, begum.
Finnegans Wake 2006
madmouth commented on the word begum
roughly synonymous to Mrs.
June 25, 2009