Definition of "ibn" []

• Son of (noun)

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• "Some argue that by this term ibn - ` Arabī meant to imply that nothing truly exists except the One."
• "As someone enraptured with history, and visiting around the time of the eightieth anniversary of the end of the First World War, I went to offer my respects at the tomb of Hussein ibn Ali — the Grand Sharif of Mecca, the father of Emir Abdullah, and the great-grandfather of King Hussein."
• "In the City of Peace lived an elderly merchant of the name ibn-Qarin, rich in all things but lacking a generous heart and a love of man."