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Bibi (title)
South Asian honorific title From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bibi (pronounced [ˈbiːbiː]) is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim, Christian and Sikh women in South Asia when added to the given name.[1][2]

Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by many women in the region.[3]
In Anglo-Indian, the term bibi came to be seen as a synonym for mistress.[2]
Etymology
The word "Bibi", which made its way into the Pashto and Urdu language, was originally borrowed from Classical Persian (بیبی bī-bī). It was translated as "grandma" (chiefly in Pashto, Dari, Tajik). Besides this it was also used as respectful title to address senior women.[4]
Notable people known by this title
- Aisha Bibi, 12th-century noble woman, after whom a memorial and village are named in modern Kazakhstan
- Bibi Mubarika, a 16th century Yusufzai Pashtun Empress consort in the Mughal Empire. She was a wife of the first Mughal emperor Babur.
- Bibi Ambha, the Hindu origin mother of Sikandar Lodi[5]
- Asia Bibi, a Catholic Christian worker accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
- Bushra Bibi, wife of Imran Khan and First Lady of Pakistan
- Sultana Chand Bibi (1550–1599 CE), also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, Indian Muslim woman warrior
- Islam Bibi (1974–2013), Afghan policewoman and human rights activist
- Noorjahan Kakon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh
- Mukhtaran Bibi (born c. 1972, now known as Mukhtār Mā'ī), human rights activist
- Pari Bibi, noblewoman of the Mughal Empire buried in Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka
- Taramon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh
- Taj Bibi, empress consort of Emperor Jahangir and mother of Emperor Shah Jahan
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