ханым

Bashkir

Etymology

From Persian خانم (xânom, “madame, Mrs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [χɑˈnɯ̞m]
• Hyphenation: ха‧ным

Noun

ханым • (xanım)

1. mistress, madame
2. (used in postposition) form of polite address for a married woman

Declension

Declension of ханым

	singular	plural
absolute	ханым (xanım)	ханымдар (xanımdar)
definite genitive	ханымдың (xanımdıñ)	ханымдарҙың (xanımdarźıñ)
dative	ханымға (xanımğa)	ханымдарға (xanımdarğa)
definite accusative	ханымды (xanımdı)	ханымдарҙы (xanımdarźı)
locative	ханымда (xanımda)	ханымдарҙа (xanımdarźa)
ablative	ханымдан (xanımdan)	ханымдарҙан (xanımdarźan)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	حانىم
Cyrillic	ханым
Latin	xanym
Yañalif	xanьm

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانوم (xānūm), خانم (xānum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χɑ.nəm/
• Hyphenation: ха‧ным

Noun

ханым • (xanym)

1. mistress, madame, lady
2. queen

Declension

Declension of ханым

	singular	plural
nominative	ханым (xanym)	ханымдар (xanymdar)
genitive	ханымның (xanymnyñ)	ханымдардың (xanymdardyñ)
dative	ханымға (xanymğa)	ханымдарға (xanymdarğa)
accusative	ханымды (xanymdy)	ханымдарды (xanymdardy)
locative	ханымда (xanymda)	ханымдарда (xanymdarda)
ablative	ханымнан (xanymnan)	ханымдардан (xanymdardan)
instrumental	ханыммен (xanymmen)	ханымдармен (xanymdarmen)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χɑ.nəm/
• Hyphenation: ха‧ным

Noun

ханым • (xanym)

1. first-person singular possessed form of хан (xan, “khan”)

Ubykh

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خانم (hanim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [χanəm]

Noun

ханым • (xanəm) (plural ханымԯа)

1. madame, lady