إشبين

العربية

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إشبين

/ʔiʃ.biːn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫܰܘܫܒܺܝܢܳܐ (šawšəḇīnā), from Akkadian 𒋢𒊓𒁉𒉡 (/⁠susapinnu⁠/, “paranymph, friend of the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony”), also a foreign word, structure suggesting Anatolian, but strangely attested in Hittite as an Akkadogram.

noun إِشْبِين · ʔišbīn · أَشَابِين · إِشْبِينَة · الْإِشْبِين

somebody who is adduced as a witness to a baptism, godfather, baptismal sponsor
somebody who is adduced as a witness to a wedding, bridesman, groomsman, paranymph إنها الملكة فيكتوريا التي قامت بدور الإشبين لاثنتين من بناتها الأميرة هيلينا عام 1866 والأميرة بياتريس عام 1885 عقب وفاة زوجها الأمير ألبرت.

In English

godfather man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in

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"إشبين." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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إشبين. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86

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"إشبين." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إشبين},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}