ܐܒܝܓܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (ʾăḇīḡayil, literally “my father’s joy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaˈwiːɣɪl.]

Proper noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܝܼܓ݂ܸܠ • (aḇīḡil) f

1. (biblical) Abigail (the wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Abigail