Ibn#Arabic

Ibn is a component of male Arabic name meaning " son of". Instead of Ibn ( ancestry ) Ben or bin and bar is used to indicate the ascendancy. Ben is also used in other Semitic languages ​​to indicate the ascendancy. The corresponding female counterpart is Bint ( بنت bint, daughter of ').

Origin and Meaning

Ibn is part of an Arab name and refers to the lineage (Arabic نسب nasab ), which is in classic name from the personal name ( اسم ism ). Ibn means "son" in Arabic ( ابن ibn, son of ' ), the name component thus represents a patronymic is, originally to distinguish the carrier of the same personal name ( ism ) was used.

Unlike the suffix known from Scandinavian languages ​​-sen/-son for the patronymic " son of" the Arab part of the name Ibn will be ranked over several generations together and provides a list of ancestors ( ancestry ) the name carrier. The name Ibn Khaldun literally means " son of Khaldun ". The name " ibn Jabir ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim " is specified by " son of Jabir, son of Muhammad, son of Ibrahim " or understandable translated as " son of Jabir, grandson of Muhammad, the great-grandson of Ibrahim ."

In medieval times, an illegitimate child was sometimes " Ibn Abihi " - called " son of his father " to express the unknown paternity, known by this name was Ibn Ziyad Abihi the general and administrator of the Umayyads.

Today, most Arab states have a system based on family name name system. Today there are many carriers of nasab " Ibn ". Many famous personalities in history are only with their nasab known, eg as Ibn Battuta, Ibn Arabi or Ibn Ishaq.