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Etymology of ibn

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *bin- Arabic اِبْن (ibn)bor. English ibn Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn, “son”).

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noun

son of

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Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *bin- Arabic اِبْن (ibn)bor. English ibn Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn, “son”).

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