Begum, Begüm or Baigum (Turkish: Begüm, Persian: بیگم) is a Turkic title given to female family members of a Baig. The term Begum is derived from the word Baig, and means a female member of the Baig's family. Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. ... The Baigs are a proud clan of peoples descending from the India. ...

It is a title given to women of rank in South Asia. It used to be conferred upon women of royalty or aristocracy at special moments in life including the birth of a son. It derived from Arabic, Persian and Urdu signifying that they are void of care. Examples are: Begum Hazrat Mahal, Jahanara Begum, and Begum Inaara Aga Khan, Begum Samina. This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... (اردو), historically spelled Ordu, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ... Begum Hazrat Mahal, also known as Begum of Awadh, was the wife of Nawab Wazid Ali Shah. ... Shahzadi (Imperial Princess) Jahanara Begum (April 2, 1614–September 16, 1681) was the eldest daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. ... The Begum Aga Khan (Begum Inaara) - Photographed by Sabine Brauer Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Begum Aga Khan Her Highness the Begum Aga Khan, LL.D, (Begum Inaara Aga Khan or Princess Inaara Aga Khan), (born April 1, 1963) is the current Begum Aga Khan, the wife...

Colloquially, the term is used by South Asian Muslim men to refer to their own wives or as a honorific address to a married or widowed woman. For example, Begum Nusrat Bhutto, Begum Khaleda Zia[1]. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Nusrat Bhutto Begum Nusrat Bhutto (Urdu: بیگم نصرت بھٹو ) former first lady of Pakistan, widow of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mother of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto who is also a former Prime Minister of Pakistan. ... Khaleda Zia (Bangla: খালেদা জিয়া) (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996, the first woman in the countrys history to hold that position, and then again from 2001 to 2006. ...

The term became known in the West—especially in the French-speaking world—due to Jules Verne's 1879 novel The Begum's Millions (in French, Les Cinq cents millions de la Begum). The term Western World or the West (also on rare occasions called the Occident) can have multiple meanings depending on its context (i. ... Jules Verne. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Begums Millions (in the original French Les Cinq cents millions de la Bégum) is a 1879 novel by Jules Verne, with some elements which could be described as utopian and others which seem clearly dystopian. ...

In the UK, Begum has been increasingly used as a religious slur against headscarf wearing Muslim Women. It became associated with devout Islam and the practice of wearing the veil through the court case of Shabina Begum.^{[citation needed]} Shabina Begum was a pupil at Denbigh High School, in Luton, England, who claimed she had a right to wear a jilbab (a long gown) to school (which she believed was required by her Muslim faith), in contravention of the school uniform policy. ...

See also

• Bey
• Mirza
• Rule of Begums in Bhopal