Bibi (title)

Bibi, also spelled Bebe, is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim, Christian and Sikh women in South Asia when added to the given name.

[1][2] Bibi, like Begum, is used as a surname by many women in the region.

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

[2] 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).