Abaddir

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Punic 𐤀𐤁𐤀𐤃𐤓 (ʾbʾdr /⁠ʾabʾadir⁠/, mighty father), a title bestowed by the Carthaginians on gods of the first order.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ābaddir n sg (indeclinable)

  1. A Punic deity.

References

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  1. ^ “Abadir or Abaddir”, in The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert[1], 2022 February 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 22 February 2022:Abadir or Abaddir, word composed of two Phoenician terms. It means magnificent father, a title the Carthaginians gave to gods of the first order.
  2. ^ “abaddir”, in North African Names from Latin Sources[2], 2022 February 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 22 February 2022:Priscianus 47, 153, 234, 313; cf. Jongeling JEOL xxix 1985--1986 (1987) 130 n. 21: abaddir probably = ʾb ʾdr, "mighty father", (this explanation already with Gesenius, Monumenta 384)

Further reading

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