Bibi (title)
Bibi is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim, Christian and Sikh women in South Asia when added to the given name.
Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by many women in the region.
In Anglo-Indian, the term bibi came to be seen as a synonym for mistress.
Etymology
The word "Bibi", which made its way into the Pashto and Urdu language, was originally borrowed from Classical Persian. It was translated as "grandma". Besides this it was also used as respectful title to address senior women.Notable people known by this title
- Aisha Bibi, 12th-century noble woman, after whom a memorial and village are named in modern Kazakhstan
- Bibi Mubarika, a 16th century Yusufzai Pashtun Empress consort in the Mughal Empire. She was a wife of the first Mughal emperor Babur.
- Bibi Ambha, the Hindu origin mother of Sikandar Lodi
- 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, also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, Indian Muslim woman warrior
- Islam Bibi, Afghan policewoman and human rights activist
- Noorjahan Kakon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh
- Mukhtaran Bibi, human rights activist
- Pari Bibi, noblewoman of the Mughal Empire buried in Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka
- Taramon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh
- Taj Bibi, empress consort of Emperor Jahangir and mother of Emperor Shah Jahan