FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Begüm: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Begüm is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “my lady; a title for a woman of rank”.

Say it: beh-gewm

About the name Begüm

Meaning: my lady; a title for a woman of rank
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From Turkic beg “lord” with a possessive ending; the title begum spread to India and Pakistan.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: beh-gewm

How to pronounce Begüm

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingbeh-gewm is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Begüm

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ü
ü is a rounded “ee”
Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.
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Begüm with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Begüm'e, Begüm'ün), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Begüm is ü, a front rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takeü (vowel harmony):Begüm'de, Begüm'ü.

Because Begüm ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Begüm'ü, Begüm'e) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Begüm
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Begüm'ü	Begüm'ü tanıyor musun? Do you know Begüm?
Dative (to)	Begüm'e	Begüm'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Begüm.
Locative (at / with)	Begüm'de	Anahtarlar Begüm'de. Begüm has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Begüm.)
Ablative (from)	Begüm'den	Begüm'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Begüm.
Genitive (’s)	Begüm'ün	Bu Begüm'ün çantası. This is Begüm’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Begüm'le	Dün Begüm'le konuştum. I talked with Begüm yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Begüm mean?

Begüm is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “my lady; a title for a woman of rank”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From Turkic beg “lord” with a possessive ending; the title begum spread to India and Pakistan.

How do you pronounce Begüm?

Say it roughly as “beh-gewm”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.

How do you add suffixes to Begüm in Turkish?

Because Begüm is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Begüm'e (to Begüm), Begüm'ün (Begüm’s), Begüm'de (at Begüm’s) and Begüm'le (with Begüm).