ꠛꠦꠉꠝ

Sylheti

This image illustrates the name "Begum" in Sylheti, its phonetic pronunciation (beɡɔm).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɡɔm/

Noun

ꠛꠦꠉꠝ • (begom)

1. lady
2. wife

Proper noun

ꠛꠦꠉꠝ • (begom)

1. a title
2. a surname

See also

• ꠌꠗꠞꠣꠘꠤ (sodrani)

References

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