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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʾabal- (“verdant growth”), compare Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾāḇēl, “meadow”) and Arabic أَبَلَ (ʔabala, “to grow green”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.βi.la/ → /ˈa.vi.la/
Proper noun
Ἄβιλα • (Ábila) n (genitive Ἄβίλων); second declension
- Abila (an ancient city in the Decapolis, situated between Gadara and Capitolias in modern Jordan).
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