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Webster 1913 Edition


Begum


Be′gum

,
Noun.
[Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk.
beg
(see
Beg
,
Noun.
) + Ar.
umm
mother.]
In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
Malcom.

Definition 2024


bégum

bégum

See also: begum, Begum, and Begüm

French

Noun

bégum f (plural bégums)

  1. begum

Hungarian

Etymology

From English begum, from Urdu بیگم (begam, lady).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbeːɡum]
  • Hyphenation: bé‧gum

Noun

bégum (plural bégumok)

  1. begum

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bégum bégumok
accusative bégumot bégumokat
dative bégumnak bégumoknak
instrumental bégummal bégumokkal
causal-final bégumért bégumokért
translative bégummá bégumokká
terminative bégumig bégumokig
essive-formal bégumként bégumokként
essive-modal
inessive bégumban bégumokban
superessive bégumon bégumokon
adessive bégumnál bégumoknál
illative bégumba bégumokba
sublative bégumra bégumokra
allative bégumhoz bégumokhoz
elative bégumból bégumokból
delative bégumról bégumokról
ablative bégumtól bégumoktól
Possessive forms of bégum
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bégumom bégumjaim
2nd person sing. bégumod bégumjaid
3rd person sing. bégumja bégumjai
1st person plural bégumunk bégumjaink
2nd person plural bégumotok bégumjaitok
3rd person plural bégumjuk bégumjaik