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Madam (/ ˈ m æ d əm /), or madame (/ ˈ m æ d əm / or / m ə ˈ d ɑː m /), [1] is a polite and formal form of address for women in the English language, often contracted to ma'am [2] (pronounced / ˈ m æ m / in American English [2] and this way but also / ˈ m ɑː m / in British English [3]). The term derives from the French madame ...
The term is no longer commonly used because of its connotative meaning: [citation needed] "mistress" is used to refer to a woman with whom a married man is having an affair. Madam or Ma'am (/ m æ m / in General American and either / m æ m /, / m ɑː m /, or / m ə m / in Received Pronunciation. [19]): for women, a term of general respect or ...
Madam is used to address and refer to females in positions of authority, usually a superior, e.g. Madam has ordered me to get the figures for last year's sales. Can also be used as a noun, e.g. She is the madam of that department meaning she is the head of the department, without it being derogatory.
"Khanum" can be understood as equivalent of "madam", or more colloquially, "ma'am" in some Ottoman and Turkic influenced countries. In South Asia , particularly in Afghanistan , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Sindh , Baluchistan and North India , Khanum has been adapted for use as an honorific for Muslim women of high social status .
Madam is a respectful title for a woman (often "ma'am" or "madame"). Madam may also refer to:(N confirmed) Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel; MADAM-6, a psychoactive drug; Madam (fashion), a Japanese fashion style; Madam (band), an English rock band
Sir and Ma'am/Madam have become increasingly common in formal professional settings. Baji/Appa/Aapi (sister), Bhai (brother), Uncle (male elder), Auntie (female elder) or Khaala (sister) are used in vernacular Urdu and non-professional settings. These honorifics are usually said without the name of the individual.
Sahib or Saheb (/ ˈ s ɑː h ɪ b /; Arabic: صاحب) is an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran.. As a loanword, Sahib has passed into several languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Crimean Tatar, [1] Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Rohingya and Somali.
The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev.), oral address Mr./Madam Dean or Mr./Madam Provost, as appropriate, or Very Reverend Sir/Madam – Anglican deans and provosts of cathedrals, the deans of Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel, Windsor, and, for historical reasons, a few parish priests, such as the Dean of Bocking.