Baba (honorific)

Honorific, Bulleh Shah, Rahman Baba, Ramdev, Baba Ramdevji
Herausgegeben:Yoan, Niek

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Baba is a Persian honorific term used in several Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Sufi saints. During the Muslim rule in South Asia it was also used for Hindu and Sikh ascetics (sannyasis) is also be used as a suffix or prefix to their names eg: Ramdev Baba, Baba Ramdevji, etc. Baba is also a title accorded to the head of certain order of Sufi saints: Baba Bulleh Shah and Rehman Baba. The Persian term was also adopted in Malaysia as an honorific of respect to address Chinese people born in British Straits Settlement. In Shona, a language spoken in Zimbabwe, and also in Yoruba, a language spoken by the Yoruba culture in the south western path of Nigeria, Baba is a honorific for father, a wise man, a fellow man. A term of respect used by wives, women, children and young people to an older man.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Miss Press
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786139909407
• ISBN-10: 6139909406
• Artikelnr.: 34702533