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اب

See also: آب, أب, ات, آپ, and آت

Egyptian Arabic

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Alternative forms

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  • أب (alternative spelling)

Etymology

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Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-
Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-
Arabic أَبّ (ʔabb)
Egyptian Arabic اب

    Inherited from Arabic أَبّ (ʔabb).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    اب • (abb) m (construct state ابو (abu), plural ابهات (abbahāt))

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

    Usage notes

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    • Referring to one's father as ابوك (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 ام (umm, “mother”), where امك (ummak, “your mother”) can be an outright insult.
    • 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 ابو احمد (abū aḥmad, literally “Ahmad's father”) or ابو مريم (abū maryim, literally “Maryam's father”). This is also amplified and more visible in ام (umm).
    • For adjectival use specific to the construct form, see ابو (abu).

    Malay

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    Noun

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    اب (plural اب-اب or اب٢)

    1. Jawi spelling of aba.‎

    Interjection

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    اب

    1. Jawi spelling of aba.‎

    Persian

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    Etymology

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    Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-
    Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-
    Arabic أَب (ʔab)bor.
    Persian اب

      Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

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      Readings
      Classical reading? ab
      Dari reading? ab
      Iranian reading? ab
      Tajik reading? ab

      Noun

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      Dari اب
      Iranian Persian
      Tajik аб

      اب • (ab)

      1. (archaic, poetic) father
        Synonyms: باب (bâb), بابا (bâbâ), پدر (pedar), والد (vâled)

      Urdu

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      Pronunciation

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      (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əb/

      Etymology 1

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      Formed by analogy after جب (jab) and تب (tab).

      Adverb

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      اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

      1. now, presently

      Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Classical Persian اَب (ab), from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

      Noun

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      اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

      1. father

      Etymology 3

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      From Sanskrit इव (iva).

      Adverb

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      اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)

      1. thus
      2. as
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