Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بی‌بی (bī-bī). Compare Bengali বিবি (bibi), Dhivehi ބިބީ (bibī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बीबी (bībīf (Urdu spelling بی بی)

  1. (by Muslims) woman, lady
    Synonyms: महिला (mahilā), औरत (aurat)
    बीबी का मक़बराbībī kā maqabrāBibi Ka Maqbara, "tomb of the lady"
  2. (uncommon) wife
    Synonyms: पत्नी (patnī), बीवी (bīvī)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: bibi

References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बीबी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House