बेगम

See also: बेगमा

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • बेग़म (beġam)hypercorrection

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum).

Pronunciation

Noun

बेगम • (begamf (male equivalent बेग, Urdu spelling بیگم)

  1. begum; high-ranking Muslim lady; queen
  2. (chess or cards) queen

Declension

Declension of बेगम (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बेगम
begam
बेगमें
begamẽ
oblique बेगम
begam
बेगमों
begamõ
vocative बेगम
begam
बेगमो
begamo

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā) दुक्की (dukkī) तिक्की (tikkī) चौका (caukā) पंजा (pañjā) छक्का (chakkā) सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) नहला (nahlā) दहला (dahlā) ग़ुलाम (ġulām) रानी (rānī)
बेगम (begam)
राजा (rājā)
बादशाह (bādśāh)
जोकर (jokar)