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bint

 
Dictionary: bint   (bĭnt) pronunciation
n. Chiefly British & Offensive
A woman or girl.

[Arabic, daughter.]


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Arabic, "girl." Female children in the Arab world sometimes are referred to by making reference to their father. Thus, "so-and-so, bint [daughter] so-and-so." See also Ibn.

 
 

 

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