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Where does “بی‌بی” come from?

بی‌بی (Persian) comes from Arabic جَمَال — beauty.

بی‌بی (Persian): matron; grandma; old woman

Definitions

  1. matron; grandma; old woman

Ancestry of “بی‌بی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَالbeauty

Words derived from “بی‌بی”

  • bibi
  • bibiji
  • bibi
  • बीबी
  • bibi
  • bibi
  • بی بی
  • bībi
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