hanum

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Definitions

  • n. A term of endearment for a female.

  • n. A lady.

Example Sentences

  • “Hanum, that’s a beautiful dress you’re wearing.”

  • "For us, the daughters’ [sic], it was expected that we would be hanum. We had to look pretty and have good manners; we had to be nice and helpful to the family and obedient to our father." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • hanum, lit. 'lady'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      hanu, hanoo, hanoom

Notes

  • Sometimes shortened to "hanu".

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