אבוב

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word אבוב. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word אבוב, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say אבוב in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word אבוב you have here. The definition of the word אבוב will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofאבוב, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Aramaic

Noun

אַבּוּב, אַבּוּבָא • (transliteration needed) ?

  1. reed, flute
  2. pipe, tube

References

  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons

Hebrew

Root
א־ב־ב (ʾ-b-b)

Etymology

Most likely a loan word from Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum, “flute”), which probably derived from the root n-b-b (to be hollow). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʔunbūb, “pipe, tube”). [1]

Pronunciation

Noun

אַבּוּב or אִיבּוּב • (abúv or ibúv) m (plural indefinite אַבּוּבִים, singular construct אַבּוּב־)

  1. reed, flute
  2. pipe, tube
  3. the inner rubber tube inside each one of a car’s tires
  4. a kind of buoy on which people sit, used for fun in water sports

Noun

אַבּוּב • (abúv) m (plural indefinite אַבּוּבִים, singular construct אַבּוּב־)

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew, music) oboe

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Klein, Ernest. 1987. "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English". The University of Haifa.
  • “אבוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia