Nawab Begum
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Nawab Begum is a historical royal title used for high-ranking Muslim noblewomen, particularly in South Asia, often denoting the wife or female counterpart of a Nawab.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nawab Begum canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific
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noble title ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Begum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Indo-Islamic culture
ⓘ
South Asian Muslim nobility ⓘ |
| denotes |
female counterpart of a Nawab
ⓘ
wife of a Nawab ⓘ |
| denotesStatus |
high social prestige
ⓘ
political influence in some courts ⓘ |
| domain |
court protocol
ⓘ
hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| etymologyOfPart |
"Begum" is a Persian-derived honorific for women
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"Nawab" derives from Arabic "naib" meaning deputy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Nawab Begums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
Mughal period
ⓘ
colonial period in India ⓘ |
| honorificFor | married Muslim women of ruling families ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Persian
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUsage |
Awadh
NERFINISHED
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Bhopal NERFINISHED ⓘ British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal India NERFINISHED ⓘ princely states of India ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Begum
NERFINISHED
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Begum Sahiba NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawab NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRank |
aristocracy
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| titleFor |
consort of a Nawab
ⓘ
female ruler in some princely states ⓘ |
| usedAs | style of address at royal courts ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslim noblewomen ⓘ |
| usedFor | high-ranking Muslim noblewomen ⓘ |
| usedIn | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Hindi-Urdu courtly vocabulary
ⓘ
Urdu honorific usage ⓘ |
| usedInWritingSystem | Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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