إشبينة

العربية

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إشبينة

/ʔiʃ.biː.na/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫܰܘܫܒܺܝܢܬܴܐ (šawšəḇīntā), developed as the feminine form of Classical Syriac ܫܰܘܫܒܺܝܢܳܐ (šawšəḇīnā), from Akkadian 𒋢𒊓𒁉𒉡 (/⁠susapinnu⁠/, “paranymph, friend of the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony”), not attested with feminine equivalent. Ultimately a foreign word, structure suggesting Anatolian, but strangely attested in Hittite as an Akkadogram.

noun إِشْبِينَة · ʔišbīna · إِشْبِينَات · إِشْبِين · الْإِشْبِين

a woman who is adduced as a witness to a baptism, godfather, baptismal sponsoress
a woman who is adduced as a witness to a wedding, bridesmaid

In English

godmother woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child

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"إشبينة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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إشبينة. (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%D8%A9

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"إشبينة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إشبينة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}