ابو

See also: أبو and اتو

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• أبو (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَب (ʔab). The adjective usurped the usages of ذُو (ḏū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abu/

Noun

ابو • (abu) m

1. construct state of ابّ (abb): father of

Adjective

ابو • (abu) (feminine امّ (umm))

1. (construct only, singular only, informal) which is with, which has

   الراجل أبو طربوش ― ir-rāgil abu ṭarbūš ― The man with the fez

Malay

Noun

ابو (plural ابو-ابو or ابو٢, informal 1st possessive ابوکو, 2nd possessive ابومو, 3rd possessive ابوڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of abu‎

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbː.uː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

اَبُّو • (abbū) m (Hindi spelling अब्बू)

1. (endearing) diminutive of اَبّا (abbā, “dad”)

   Coordinate term: اَمّی (ammī)

Further reading

• “ابو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ابو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ابو”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 27
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ابو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 5
• John Shakespear (1834) “ابو”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC