аба

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Abaza

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. father

Abkhaz

Adjective

а-ба́ (a-bá)

  1. dry

Synonyms

Bulgarian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (aba), itself from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

аба́ (abáf (relational adjective абе́н, diminutive аби́ца or аби́чка)

  1. frieze, homespun, coarse woollen cloth
  2. cloak

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “аба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 1

Buryat

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠪᠤ (abu), from Middle Mongol , Proto-Mongolic *abu. Cognate with Mongolian аав (aav), Kalmyk аав (aav), Dongxiang aba, awi, East Yugur awa, Mongghul aaba, Khitan (ay).

Noun

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аба (aba) (??? please provide spelling!)

  1. (informal) dad
    Synonym: эсэгэ (esege)

Kamassian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar аба (aba) and dialectal Khakas аба (aba).

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. father

Declension

Declension of аба
singular plural
nominative аба (aba) абайәʼ (abajəʔ) абазаӈ (abazaŋ)
genitive абан (aban) абайән (abajən) абазан (abazan)
accusative абам (abam) абайәм (abajəm) абазаӈәм (abazaŋəm)
allative абанә (abanə) абайәнә (abajənə) абазаӈдә (abazaŋdə)
locative абагән (abagən) абайәгән (abajəgən) абазаӈгән (abazaŋgən)
ablative абагәʼ (abagəʔ) абайәгәʼ (abajəgəʔ) абазаӈгәʼ (abazaŋgəʔ)
instrumental абазьәʼ (abaźəʔ) абайәзьәʼ (abajəźəʔ) абазаӈзьәʼ (abazaŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of аба
First Second Third
singular абам (abam) абал (abal) абат (abat)
dual абабәй (ababəj) абаләй (abaləj) абадәй (abadəj)
plural абабаʼ (ababaʔ) абалаʼ (abalaʔ) абадаʼ (abadaʔ)

Derived terms

References

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944) “å̀bå”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ابا
Cyrillic аба
Latin aba
Yañalif aʙa

Etymology 1

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. corral
  2. bark

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. cape
Declension

Khakas

Etymology

Compare Chuvash упа (up̬a).

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. bear (mammal)

Declension

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈwɑ/
  • Hyphenation: а‧ба

Noun

аба (aba) (Arabic spelling ابا)

  1. air

Declension

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

аба (abaf

  1. abaya (woollen cloth, top (cloth))

Declension

References

  • аба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

аба́ (abáf inan (genitive абы́, uncountable)

  1. aba, a coarse woven cloth
  2. a cloak-like garment made from aba
Declension
Derived terms
See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “аба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Limited spread suggests Bashkir аба (aba, expression of surprise, indignation), Chuvash апа (ap̬a, expression of surprise, indignation).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

аба́ (abá)

  1. (dialectal, Ural) Well, I never! (expression of surprise)
    Synonym: неуже́ли (neužéli)

Etymology 3

From dialectal Tatar аба (aba). According to Anikin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *aba (father, bear), Proto-Mongolic *aba (father) > Mongolian ав (av). See also а́ва (áva), апа (apa).

Also compare Old East Slavic абба (abba).

Pronunciation

Noun

а́ба (ábaf anim (genitive а́бы, nominative plural а́бы, genitive plural аб)

  1. (dialectal, Omsk) elder sister
  2. (dialectal, Omsk) father's sister
Declension
References
  • Anikin, A. E. (2007) “аба”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 61

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun

аба f (Latin spelling aba)

  1. aba

Tabasaran

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. father

Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic
Zamanälif aba
Jaŋalif
Yaña imlâ

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. (dialectal) father

Declension

Tofa

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. mother

Udi

Etymology

From Aghwan 𐔰𐔰 (aa). For the -в- (-v-) in the Nij form compare абазакӏ (abazaḳ).

Adjective

аба (aba) (Vartashen)

  1. knowledgeable

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-76
  • Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “аба”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎, Baku: Academy Press, page 31

Yakut

Etymology

From ап (ap).

Noun

аба (aba)

  1. (medicine) poison
    Synonym: дьаат (jaat)
  2. (figurative) bitterness, outrage, rancor

Derived terms