بی بی

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bibi"

Persian

Noun

بی بی • (bī bī / bi bi)

1. alternative spelling of بی‌بی (bī-bī / bi-bi, “grandmother, lady”)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• بِیوِی (bīvī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی‌بی (bī-bī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /biː biː/

Noun

بی بی • (bī bī) f (Hindi spelling बीबी)

1. (honorific) lady

   بی بی فاطمہ ― "Lady Fatima"

2. madam, ma'am

Descendants

• → Dhivehi: ބިބީ (bibī)
• → English: bibi, beebee, Bibi
• → Malay: bibi (“father or mother's younger sister, aunt”)
• → Javanese: bibi (“aunt”)