Bibi, also spelled Bebe, is frequently used as a respectful title for Muslim 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). Besides this it was also used as respectful title to address a senior women.[4]
Bibi is a Hindustani word meaning 'high-class woman', which in Hobson-Jobson 'Anglo-Indian' parlance came to mean native mistress.
Bibi Ambha , a Hindu beauty who enamoured Bahlol Lodi displayed a Machiavellian diplomacy.