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Etymology of the English word begum

the English word begum
derived from the Urdu word begam
derived from the Turkish word begim
derived from the Old Turkish word beg
derived from the East Turkic word begüm
derived from the Urdu word begum

Date

The earliest known usage of begum in English dates from the 18th century.

Derivations in other languages

Spanish begum

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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