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Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.
Noun
اب (Rumi spelling aba)
- Alternative form of ابه
Etymology 2
From Arabic أب, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.
Noun
اب (Rumi spelling aba, plural اب٢)
- father (male parent)
Etymology 3
Shortened form of haba.
Noun
اب (Rumi spelling aba)
- Alternative form of هاب
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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aḇ
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| Dari reading?
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ab
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| Iranian reading?
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ab
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| Tajik reading?
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ab
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Noun
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اب
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аб
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اب • (ab)
- (archaic, poetic) father
- Synonyms: باب (bâb), بابا (bâbâ), پدر (pedar), والد (vâled)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Formed by analogy after جب (jab) and تب (tab).
Adverb
اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)
- now, presently
Etymology 2
From Arabic أَب (ʔab).
Noun
اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)
- father
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit इव (iva).
Adverb
اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)
- thus
- as
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