ibn

[ ib-uh n ]

/ ˈɪb ən /

son of (used in Arabic personal names): ibn Saud.

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< Arabic: son (of); cf. ben⁴

These included a flamboyant veteran of the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan named Ibn al-Khattab.
Tsarnaev Brothers’ Impact on U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Cooperation|Andrew S. Weiss|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Since the death of ibn Saud in 1953, succession has moved only among his sons.
With Prince Muqrin’s Appointment, Saudi Succession Crisis Looms|Bruce Riedel|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In that attack, the Scooter Killer's first, the paratrooper, Ibn Ziaten, had sought to sell his Suzuki Bandit motorcycle.
French Shooting Suspect Mohamed Merah Under Siege in Raid|Tracy McNicoll|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To his credit, Ibn Thabit's pro-revolution songs had been making the scene before the revolution.
Libya's Explosive Music Revolution|Khaled Mattawa|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

One of the first musicians to have distinguished himself in the Libyan revolution is the U.K.-based rapper Ibn Thabit.
Libya's Explosive Music Revolution|Khaled Mattawa|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At the first shock came Ibn's two thousand warriors from their concealment, and the invaders fell back in astonishment.
Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross|Edmund Dulac
Indeed, I think we could pass a better examination in the breeds than most of the Ibn Rashids.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2]|Anne Blunt
Ibn ul-Jauzī, who died in the same year, has been already mentioned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various
Ibn Batua in the fourteenth century found that the women of Zebid were perfectly ready to marry strangers.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Ibn Batuta left Tangiers in the year 1324 at the early age of twenty-one on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
A Book of Discovery|Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge