बेगम

See also: बेगमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.ɡəm/, [beː.ɡɐ̃m]

Noun

बेगम • (begam) f (Urdu spelling بیگم)

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

Declension

Declension of बेगम (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेगम begam	बेगमें begamẽ
oblique	बेगम begam	बेगमों begamõ
vocative	बेगम begam	बेगमो begamo

Alternative forms

• बेग़म (beġam) — hypercorrection

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	बेगम (begam)	बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

Related terms

• बेगमा (begmā)