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أب

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See also: اب, آب, ات, آپ, and آت

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-, from the root ء ب و (ʔ b w). Cognate with Hebrew אָב ('áv). Compare Italian babbo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔab/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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أَب (ʔabm (construct state أَبُو (ʔabū), dual أَبَوَانِ (ʔabawāni), plural آبَاء (ʔābāʔ))

  1. father
  2. ancestor, forefather
Usage notes
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Declension
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Synonyms
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Coordinate terms
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  • (father): أُمّ (ʔumm, mother)
Descendants
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See also
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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أُبْ (ʔub) (form I) /ʔub/

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of آبَ (ʔāba)

Further reading

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أبّ (abbm (construct state أبو (abū), plural أبّهات (abbahāt))

  1. father, dad
    Synonyms: بابا (bāba, dad) (familiar), والد (wālid, father) (formal)
    Coordinate term: أمّ (umm, mother)

Usage Notes

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  • Referring to one's father as أبوك (abūk, your dad) may be considered rude by some, thus والد (wālid) or بابا (bāba) are used instead. This is amplified and more visible in أمّ (umm, mother).
  • There is a minor social taboo around referring to fathers by their names. So traditionally, they are referred to as "father of" and the name of one of their children. Like أبو أحمد (abū aḥmad, literally Ahmad's father) or أبو مريم (abū maryim, literally Maryam's father). This is also amplified and more visible in أمّ (umm).
  • For adjectival use specific to the construct form, see أبو (abū).

Alternative Forms

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  • اب (alternative spelling)

Karakhanid

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Etymology

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Inherited from Common Turkic *ap.[1] Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ap).

Conjunction

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أَبْ (ap)

  1. not, neither, nor
    اَبْ بُو اَبْ اُولْApap ol.Neither this nor that.

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3

Further reading

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North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Noun

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أب (ʔabbm (construct state أبو (ʔabu), plural أبات (ʔabbāt) or أبهات (ʔabbahāt) or أبوات (ʔabbawāt))

  1. (Syria) father
    Synonym: بي (bayy) (Lebanon)
    Coordinate term: إم (ʔimm, mother)

Usage notes

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  • When a suffix pronoun is added, either أب (ʔab-) or the construct form is used, e.g. أبي / أبوي (ʔabi / ʔabūy, my father).

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Noun

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أبّ (ʔabbm (construct state أبو (ʔabu), plural أبّهات (ʔabbahāt))

  1. Alternative form of أبو (ʔabu, father)