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Where does “bībi” come from?
bībi (Omani Arabic) comes from Persian بیبی, from Arabic جَمَال — beauty.
Ancestry of “bībi”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
بیبی
matron; grandma; old woman
2
Arabic
جَمَال
beauty
Words derived from “bībi”
bibi
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