How do you use Khanum in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Khanum in a sentence
Khanum meaning
Female equivalent of khan.
Using Khanum
- The main meaning on this page is: Female equivalent of khan.
- In the example corpus, khanum often appears in combinations such as: shaukat khanum, rúhíyyih khanum, muhtarim khanum.
Context around Khanum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Khanum
- In this selection, "khanum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shaukat, muhtarim, zahra, memorial, displays and published stand out and add context to how "khanum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after muhtarim khanum died and death rúhíyyih khanum published parts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "khanum" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with khanum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Soon after Muhtarim Khanum died. (5 words)
Her enemy was Muhtarim Khanum, the widow of Prince Kamran Mirza. (11 words)
The ceremony was a short, simple and quiet one in which Rúhíyyih Khanum wore black. (15 words)
He was raised by his mother, Hajieh Agha Khanum, and his aunt, Sahebeth, following the murder of his father, Seyed Mostafa Hindi, five months after his birth in 1903. citation Ruhollah began to study the Qur'an and elementary Persian at the age of six. (45 words)
Those who had been involved in the Shah Khalil Allah's murder were punished and the Persian king Fath Ali Shah increased Hasan Ali Shah's land holdings in the Mahallat region and gave him one of his daughters, Sarv-i Jahan Khanum, in marriage. (45 words)
Kate Middleton again paid a touching tribute to Princess Diana today as she wore a dress similar to what Princess of Wales wore when she met young cancer patients at the Imran Khan Shaukat Khanum memorial hospital in Lahore in May 1997. (42 words)
Example sentences (12)
Last month, the department had issued a notice to the politician’s mother, the late Shaukat Khanum, for assessment of luxury house tax.
Kate Middleton again paid a touching tribute to Princess Diana today as she wore a dress similar to what Princess of Wales wore when she met young cancer patients at the Imran Khan Shaukat Khanum memorial hospital in Lahore in May 1997.
Miss Singapore Zahra Khanum displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.
After Shoghi Effendi's death, Rúhíyyih Khanum published parts of her personal diaries to show glimpses of Shoghi Effendi's life.
Her enemy was Muhtarim Khanum, the widow of Prince Kamran Mirza.
He was raised by his mother, Hajieh Agha Khanum, and his aunt, Sahebeth, following the murder of his father, Seyed Mostafa Hindi, five months after his birth in 1903. citation Ruhollah began to study the Qur'an and elementary Persian at the age of six.
Historically, Mongolic or Turkic monarchs have used the title khan and khagan (emperor) or khatun and khanum and Ancient Egypt monarchs have used the title pharaoh for men and women.
Soon after Muhtarim Khanum died.
The ceremony was a short, simple and quiet one in which Rúhíyyih Khanum wore black.
Those who had been involved in the Shah Khalil Allah's murder were punished and the Persian king Fath Ali Shah increased Hasan Ali Shah's land holdings in the Mahallat region and gave him one of his daughters, Sarv-i Jahan Khanum, in marriage.
Timur initiated the building of Bibi Khanum after his campaign in India in 1398-1399.
When Mirza Ibrahim fell in the war with Balkh, Khurram Begum wanted to send the Khanum to her father, Shah Muhammad of Kashgar ; but she refused to go.
Common combinations with khanum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: