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Lindylou | 12:21 Tue 21st Dec 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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In which language does 'bin' denote male and 'bint' denote female? 
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Avatar Image ursula62
bint is Arabic for girl, so I guess it must be one of the Arabic languages.
13:40 Tue 21st Dec 2004
Avatar Image Dom Tuk
I have seen lots of Indonesian and malaysian names with bin and bint in it
15:10 Tue 21st Dec 2004
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The Indonesian/Malaysian connection is because of the  religion, Islam, shared with the Arabic world. Basically, the words are Arabic for 'son of' and 'daughter of'. 'Bint', on its own, also means 'girl'.
16:22 Tue 21st Dec 2004
Avatar Image SteveD

As in Osama bin Laden for example.

18:02 Tue 21st Dec 2004
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As you may or may not know bint also means girl in Cockney.
14:52 Wed 22nd Dec 2004
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Not just Cockney, Galltin. The word was brought back to Britain by servicemen who'd been posted to Egypt - where Arabic is the prevailing language - during the two World Wars. As a result, it became common all around this country.
17:23 Wed 22nd Dec 2004
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Dear gawd QM, is there anything that you don't know?! Round of applause for you.
22:55 Fri 24th Dec 2004
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I have often heard bint being used as a derogatory term. I always just assumed it was an insult
17:36 Mon 17th Jan 2005
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wench is another word often used as an insult but actually just means girl
17:37 Mon 17th Jan 2005

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