Where does “બીબડી” come from?

બીબડી (Gujarati) comes from Persian بی‌بی, from Arabic جَمَال — beauty.

બીબડી (Gujarati): a Muslim woman

Definitions

  1. a Muslim woman

Ancestry of “બીબડી”, step by step

બીબડી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بی‌بی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبی‌بیmatron; grandma; old woman
2Arabicجَمَالbeauty

via Gujarati ડી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiડી—
Every word from Arabic جَمَال →Every word from Persian بی‌بی →