ibn

English

Alternative forms

• bin

Etymology

From Arabic ابن

Noun

ibn

1. (in Arabic names) son of

Usage notes

• "Ali ibn Amr" → "Ali son of Amr"
• can also be used as a hyphenated prefix

References

• Wikipedia ariticle "Patronymic" (permalink)

Anagrams

• bin
• BNI
• nib