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خانم

خانم

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

خانم (hanım)

  1. Miss
  2. Mrs
  3. Lady
  4. wife
  5. woman

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), hanım”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Alternative forms

  • خانوم (xânum)

Etymology

From Turkic xān and the genitive enclitic -em.[1], or perhaps from Persian کانم (kānom, a married woman).

Pronunciation

Noun

خانم (xânom) (plural خانم‌ها (xânom-hâ))

  1. Mrs
  2. Madam (Used in Iran especially in 19th century)
  1. http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-7c484649388249b89585ea7b483767e8-fa.html