ꠛꠦꠉꠝ

Sylheti

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

Etymology

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

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.