Bibi (title)

Bibi means Miss in Hindustani and is frequently used as a respectful title for women in South Asia when added to the given name.[1][2]

Portrait of a Bibi, Lucknow (Oudh State) 1785

Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by some British Indian and Bangladeshi women.[3]

In Anglo-Indian, the term bibi came to be seen as a synonym for mistress.[2]

Notable people known by this title
  • Aisha Bibi, 12th-century noble woman, after whom a memorial and village are named in modern Kazakhstan
  • Bibi Ambha, the Hindu mother of Sikandar Lodi[4]
  • Asia Bibi, a Catholic Christian worker accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
  • Bushra Bibi, wife of Imran Khan and First Lady of Pakistan
  • Chand Bibi (1550–1599 CE), also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, Indian Muslim woman warrior
  • Islam Bibi, (1974–2013), Afghan policewoman and human right activist.
  • Jodhi Bibi, a.k.a. Mariam-uz-Zamani and other names (1542–1623), Empress of the Mughal Empire
  • Noorjahan Kakon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh
  • Mukhtaran Bibi (born c. 1972, now known as Mukhtār Mā'ī), survivor of a gang rape in Pakistan
  • Pari Bibi, Mughal princess buried in Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka
  • Taramon Bibi, female freedom fighter in Bangladesh

References
  1. Nevile, Pran (2000). "The Hindu : Bibis and mistresses". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. Hyam, Ronald (1990). Empire and Sexuality: The British Experience. Manchester University Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780719025044. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Bibi is a Hindustani word meaning 'high-class woman', which in Hobson-Jobson 'Anglo-Indian' parlance came to mean native mistress.
  3. A. R. Gatrad; Aziz Sheikh. "Muslim birth customs". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2001;84:F6-F8 doi:10.1136/fn.84.1.F6. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.
  4. Pant, Poonam (2001). Role of Women in Medieval Indian Politics, 1236-1627. Tarun Prakashan. p. 123. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Bibi Ambha , a Hindu beauty who enamoured Bahlol Lodi displayed a Machiavellian diplomacy.
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