begumn.

Brit.

/ˈbiːɡəm/,

/ˈbeɪɡəm/, U.S.

/ˈbiɡəm/,

/ˈbeɪɡəm/

Forms: Also 1600s beggoon, begun, 1800s beegum, begaum.

Etymology: Urdu (Persian) begam, < Eastern Turkish bigím princess, feminine of big , bik prince (in Osmanli beg n.¹, bey n.).

A queen, princess, or lady of high rank in Hindustan.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank > for foreign woman of rank

Madonna1584

Dona1622

begum1634

khanum1824

khatun1834

sheikha1853

1634 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (1677) 99 Queen, Begun.

1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. XI. 381 Prayer was made not to dishonour the Begum (a princess of great rank, whose husband had been killed in the battle).

1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 231 Jewels, torn from Indian Begums.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† begum v. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with other materials

rosin1357

tallowa1400

oildreg?1440

overlute1527

mastica1538

flock1567

gum1612

betallow1638

begum1730

roset1773

soft-soap1833

French-chalk1870

brasque1880

vaseline1891

1730 J. Swift Lady's Dressing-room Begumm'd, bematter'd, and beslim'd.

单词	begum
释义	begumn. Brit. /ˈbiːɡəm/, /ˈbeɪɡəm/, U.S. /ˈbiɡəm/, /ˈbeɪɡəm/ Forms: Also 1600s beggoon, begun, 1800s beegum, begaum. Etymology: Urdu (Persian) begam, < Eastern Turkish bigím princess, feminine of big , bik prince (in Osmanli beg n.¹, bey n.). A queen, princess, or lady of high rank in Hindustan. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank > for foreign woman of rank Madonna1584 Dona1622 begum1634 khanum1824 khatun1834 sheikha1853 1634 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (1677) 99 Queen, Begun. 1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. XI. 381 Prayer was made not to dishonour the Begum (a princess of great rank, whose husband had been killed in the battle). 1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 231 Jewels, torn from Indian Begums. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas begum † begum v. Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with other materials rosin1357 tallowa1400 oildreg?1440 overlute1527 mastica1538 flock1567 gum1612 betallow1638 begum1730 roset1773 soft-soap1833 French-chalk1870 brasque1880 vaseline1891 1730 J. Swift Lady's Dressing-room Begumm'd, bematter'd, and beslim'd. extracted from be-prefix < n.1634 as lemmas
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begumn.

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