Bibi (title)

Portrait of a Bibi, Lucknow (Oudh State) 1785

Bibi, also spelled Bebe, means Miss in Urdu and is frequently used as a respectful title for women in South Asia when added to the given name.^[1]^[2]

Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by many Pakistani woman and women in the region.^[3]

In Anglo-Indian, the term bibi came to be seen as a synonym for mistress.^[2]

Notable people known by this title[]

Aisha Bibi, 12th-century noble woman, after whom a memorial and village are named in modern Kazakhstan
Bibi Ambha, the Hindu mother of Sikandar Lodi^[4]
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 right activist.
Jodha Bibi, a.k.a. Mariam-uz-Zamani and other names (1542–1623), Empress of the Mughal Empire
Noorjahan Kakon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh
Mukhtaran Bibi (born c. 1972, now known as Mukhtār Mā'ī), survivor of a gang rape in Pakistan
Pari Bibi, Mughal princess buried in Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka
Taramon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh

References[]

^ Nevile, Pran (2000). "Bibis and mistresses". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Hyam, Ronald (1990). Empire and Sexuality: The British Experience. Manchester University Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780719025044. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Bibi is a Hindustani word meaning 'high-class woman', which in Hobson-Jobson 'Anglo-Indian' parlance came to mean native mistress.
^ A. R. Gatrad; Aziz Sheikh. "Muslim birth customs". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2001;84:F6-F8 doi:10.1136/fn.84.1.F6. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.
^ Pant, Poonam (2001). Role of Women in Medieval Indian Politics, 1236-1627. Tarun Prakashan. p. 123. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Bibi Ambha , a Hindu beauty who enamoured Bahlol Lodi displayed a Machiavellian diplomacy.

[1] Nevile, Pran (2000). "Bibis and mistresses". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.^{[dead link]}

[Hyam1990-2] Hyam, Ronald (1990). Empire and Sexuality: The British Experience. Manchester University Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780719025044. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Bibi is a Hindustani word meaning 'high-class woman', which in Hobson-Jobson 'Anglo-Indian' parlance came to mean native mistress.

[3] A. R. Gatrad; Aziz Sheikh. "Muslim birth customs". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2001;84:F6-F8 doi:10.1136/fn.84.1.F6. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.

[Pant2001-4] Pant, Poonam (2001). Role of Women in Medieval Indian Politics, 1236-1627. Tarun Prakashan. p. 123. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Bibi Ambha , a Hindu beauty who enamoured Bahlol Lodi displayed a Machiavellian diplomacy.

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