ibn

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[ib-uhn] / ˈɪb ən /

(often initial capital letter)

1. son of (used in Arabic personal names).

   ibn Saud.

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Etymology

Origin of ibn

< Arabic: son (of ); ben ⁴

Example Sentences

Written by the poet and historian Ibn al-Wardi in Aleppo in 1348/9, the piece was later mistaken for an eyewitness account of how the disease traveled across the continent.

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Some scientists, influenced by Ibn al-Wardi's narrative, still argue that the plague spread from Kyrgyzstan to the Black and Mediterranean seas in less than ten years, setting off the catastrophic pandemic that swept Western Eurasia and North Africa in the late 1340s.

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This interpretation, sometimes referred to as the "Quick Transit Theory," rests heavily on taking Ibn al-Wardi's poetic work literally.

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Ibn al-Wardi's Risāla was one of at least three plague-themed maqāmas written in 1348-49.

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In his maqāma, Ibn al-Wardi personifies the plague as a mischievous wanderer who brings death to one region after another over a 15-year journey.

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