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begum
1[ bee-guhm, bey- ]
noun
- (in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially a widow.
begum
2[ bih-guhm ]
verb (used with object)
begummed, begumming.
- to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.
begum
/ 藞产别瑟伞蓹尘 /
noun
- (in Pakistan and certain other Muslim countries) a woman of high rank, esp the widow of a prince
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of begum1
C18: from Urdu begam , from Turkish begim ; see bey
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Amid all the fear, the battling begums continue to trade insults.
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In Bangladesh the two battling begums have ensured that no other politician gets a look-in.
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I do not have high hopes that the hot war between the two begums can be successfully mediated.
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Bangladesh suffers a dysfunctional two-party system in which the two leaders, the 鈥渂attling begums鈥, wage mutual vendettas at the country鈥檚 expense.
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The economy is now twice as big as when the kleptocratic and incompetent rule of Mrs Zia鈥檚 government ended in 2006鈥攖he moment the army locked up both battling begums.
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