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begum meaning in Punjabi

بیگم begam

/bəˈɡʌm/

begum in Punjabi: بیگم (begam), ਬੇਗਮ (begam). In English, begum means to daub or cover with gum.

Punjabi words for begum

begum
بیگم begam, ਬੇਗਮ begam

English meaning of begum

  1. verb To daub or cover with gum.
  2. noun A high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia.
  3. noun The form of address for such a woman.

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Questions about begum in Punjabi

What is the meaning of begum in Punjabi?
Begum in Punjabi is بیگم (begam), ਬੇਗਮ (begam).
begum ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Begum: بیگم (begam), ਬੇਗਮ (begam).
What does begum mean in English?
Begum means to daub or cover with gum.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “begum”: بیگم, ਬੇਗਮ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: begum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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