Bibi (title)

Bibi, also spelled Bebe, is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim 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 (بی‌بی bī-bī). It was translated as "grandma" (chiefly in Pashto, Dari, Tajik). Besides this it was also used as respectful title to address a 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, 16th a Yusufzai Pashtun Empress consort in Mughal empire. She was wife of first mughal emperors Babur.
 * Bibi Ambha, the Hindu 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 (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.
 * 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, noblewomen of 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