ibn

[ ib-uhn ]

/ ˈɪb ən /

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(often initial capital letter)

son of (used in Arabic personal names): ibn Saud.

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Origin of ibn

<Arabic: son (of); cf. ben⁴

Words nearby ibn

Ibiza, Ibizan hound, -ible, Iblis, -ibly, ibn, ibn-al-Arabi, Ibn al-Haytham, ibn ʿArabi, ibn-Batuta, ibn-Ezra

How to use ibn in a sentence

One of the most important rooms in the temple is the shrine of Sheik Adi ibn Musafir.
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These included a flamboyant veteran of the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan named Ibn al-Khattab.
Tsarnaev Brothers’ Impact on U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Cooperation|Andrew S. Weiss|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Since the death of ibn Saud in 1953, succession has moved only among his sons.
With Prince Muqrin’s Appointment, Saudi Succession Crisis Looms|Bruce Riedel|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In that attack, the Scooter Killer's first, the paratrooper, Ibn Ziaten, had sought to sell his Suzuki Bandit motorcycle.
French Shooting Suspect Mohamed Merah Under Siege in Raid|Tracy McNicoll|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The soldier killed in Toulouse, Imad Ibn-Ziaten, 30, was of Moroccan origin.
France’s Shocking Shooting Spree|Tracy McNicoll|March 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This phrase, says Ibn Khallikan, afterwards became a proverb.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
Thus the cautious encyclopædia; but Ibn Khallikan has no such hesitancy.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
I have not borrowed much from Ibn Khallikan's heroics, but this is good.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
It is in the sect of Abdullah ibn Maymūn that we must seek the model for Weishaupt's system of organization.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
The remarks of Ibn Batuta (c. 1332) already suggest the present state of things, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various