বেগম

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگم‎ (“bēgam”), which is from بگم‎ (bagam, “queen”), from بگ‎ (beyg, “titled man, chief”), from Ottoman Turkish بك‎ (beg), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (beg, “ruler”) from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏‎ (beg, “chief, titled man”). Cognate with Karakhanid باكْ‎ (bēg, “chief, a woman's husband”) and Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, “lord, chief”). Doublet of বেগ (beg).

বেগম • (begom)

1. (historically) begum, high-ranking Muslim lady that is typically married
2. (modern) a Muslim woman and her form of address (which has become a surname in the West).
3. wife

   আমার বাংলাদেশী বেগম থাকার কারণে আমি আহলে জবানের মতো বাংলা বলি।

   amar baṅgladeśī begôm thakar karôṇe ami ahle zôbaner môto baṅgla bôli.

   Because I have a Bangladeshi wife, I speak Bengali like a native speaker.

   Synonyms: বিবি (bibi), বউ (bou), আওরত (aōrot), আহলিয়াত (ahliẏat), জরু (joru)

• Accessible Dictionary, “বেগম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “বেগম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh