Begum

Definition: Begum

Begum

Noun

1. A Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan.

Date "begum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1878. (references)

Note: Begum \Be"gum\, noun. [Per., from Turk., perhaps properly queen mother, from Turk. beg (see Beg, noun) Ar. umm mother.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Begum

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Begum A lady, princess, or woman of high rank in India; the wife of a ruler. (Bey or Beg, governor of a Turkish province, a title of honour.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: Begum

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Nobility	Princess, begum, duchess, marchioness; countess; lady, dame; memsahib; Do$a, maharani, rani.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Usage: Begum

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Bahu Begum (1967)

Ghulam Begum Badshah (1956)

Begum (1945)

Razia Begum (1924)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Begum

Domain	Title
Books	All this is ended : the life and times of H. H. the Begum Sumroo of Sardhana (reference) Begum Barve (reference) Begum Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography (reference) For the Love of a Begum (reference) History of Begum Nurjahan (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Begum

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Bangladesh	On April 13, three political activists beat M. Abdullah, a staffer of the Bangla-language daily Inqilab, near the official residence of the leader of the Parliamentary opposition, Begum Khaleda Zia. (references)
Economic History	Bangladesh	Despite a boycott by the BNP, led by President Zia's widow, Begum Khaleda Zia, parliamentary elections were held on schedule in May 1986. The Jatiya Party won a modest majority of the 300 elected seats in the national assembly. (references)
	Bangladesh	Only four parties had more than 10 members elected to the 1991 Parliament: The BNP, led by Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia; the AL, led by Sheikh Hasina; the Jamaat-I-Islami (JI), led by Golam Azam; and the Jatiya Party (JP), led by acting chairman Mizanur Rahman Choudhury while its founder, former President Ershad, served out a prison sentence on corruption charges. (references)
Political Economy	Bangladesh	His party's mantle passed to his wife, Begum Khaleda Zia. (references)
	Bangladesh	In February 1991, the BNP won a parliamentary plurality of 140 seats in general elections and formed the government, with Begum Khaleda Zia becoming Prime Minister. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Begum

"Begum" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 81.58% of the time. "Begum" is used about 38 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	81.58%	31	62,296
Noun (singular)	18.42%	7	133,076
Total	100.00%	38	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Begum

The following table summarizes the usage of "begum" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Begum	Last name	300	25,809
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Begum

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
munni begum	5
begum shamshad singer	5
begum	4
begum shamshad	4
begum muni	3
akhtar begum	2
begum musharraf	2
begum millionen verne	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Begum

Language		Translations for "begum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏البيجوم سيدة مسلمة رفيعة المقام. (various references)

French		Bégum. (various references)

Manx		ben-flah. (various references)

Pig Latin		egumbay

Portuguese		Begume, Princesa Hindu. (various references)

Thai		คำเรียกอย่างให้เกียรติหญิงมุสลิมสูงศัก�"ิ์หรือแต่งงานแล้ว. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Begum

Derivations
	Words beginning with "begum": begums. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Begum" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bangum, Befu, bego, Begob, begu, begunk, belgum, benum, bgm, bigum, bisum, bogum, boojum, buagun, Eggum, regum, segum. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Begum"

Words rhyming with "begum" (pronounced 'Be"gum'): Figgum, Jugum, Oblongum, Sagum, Slumgum, Targum, Tergum. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Begum

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-g-m-u"
	-1 letter: geum.
	-2 letters: beg, bug, bum, emu, gem, gum, meg, mug.
	-3 letters: be, em, me, mu, um.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-g-m-u"
	+1 letter: begums.
	+2 letters: bluegum, grumble, umbrage.
	+3 letters: bemusing, besmudge, bluegums, embruing, gemsbuck, grumbled, grumbler, grumbles, mealybug, megabuck, misbegun, submerge, umbering, umbrages.
	+4 letters: bedumbing, beglamour, benumbing, besmudged, besmudges, brummagem, bubblegum, bumpering, cumbering, embruting, gemsbucks, grumblers, hamburger, humbugged, lumbering, mealybugs, megabucks, numbering, submerged, submerges, tumblebug.
	+5 letters: beglamours, bejumbling, bemuddling, bemuzzling, besmudging, besmutting, bethumping, bigmouthed, brummagems, bubblegums, bunglesome, disembogue, hamburgers, humbuggery, impugnable, outbeaming, replumbing, seaborgium, slumbering, submanager, submerging, submersing, subsegment, tumblebugs, umbrageous, unbecoming.
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