ibn
[ ib-uhn ]
/ ˈɪb ən /
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(often initial capital letter)
son of (used in Arabic personal names): ibn Saud.
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Origin of ibn
<Arabic: son (of); cf. ben4
Words nearby ibn
Ibiza, Ibizan hound, -ible, Iblis, -ibly, ibn, ibn-al-Arabi, Ibn al-Haytham, ibn ʿArabi, ibn-Batuta, ibn-Ezra
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