ꠛꠦꠉꠝ

Sylheti

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum). Cognate with Arabic بيكُم, Assamese বেগম (begom), Bengali বেগম (begom), Hindustani (बेगम (begam) / بیگم), Turkish begüm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɡɔm/

Noun

ꠛꠦꠉꠝ • (begom)

  1. lady
  2. wife

Proper noun

ꠛꠦꠉꠝ • (begom)

  1. a title
  2. a surname

See also

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “begom”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
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