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English
Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away (Genesis 21:1-14)
Etymology
From Middle English Abraham , from Old English Abraham , from Late Latin Ābrahām , from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ ( Abrāā́m ) , from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( 'aḇrāhām , “ Abraham ” ) . Glossed as אַב ( aḇ , “ father of ” ) + הֲמוֹן ( hăˈmōn , “ multitude of ” ) in Genesis 17 :4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ( 'aḇrām , “ Abram ” ) . Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham (plural Abrahams )
( Abrahamism ) A prophet in the Old Testament , Qur'an and Aqdas ; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism , father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar . [ 1]
Synonyms: Abram , Ibrahim
1980 , Werner Keller, chapter 7, in William Neil, transl., The Bible as History , page 93 :As one would expect of caravan people around 1900 B.C., the caravan people depicted in the Khnum-hotpe grave had donkeys, whereas the Bible says that Abraham and his people, who according to the traditional interpretation are supposed to have lived at the same period, already possessed camels.
A male given name from Hebrew . [ 1]
1961 , Kurt Vonnegut , Mother Night , Dell, published 1975 , page 28 :"Lincoln wasn't a Jew, was he?" he said. "I'm sure not," I said. [ …] "The name Abraham is very suspicious, to say the least," said Goebbels. "I'm sure his parents didn't realize that it was a Jewish name," I said. "They must have just liked the sound of it. They were simple frontier people. If they'd known the name was Jewish, I'm sure they would have called him something more American, like George or Stanley or Fred."
A surname originating as a patronymic . [ 1]
The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an .
Derived terms
Translations
prophet in the Old Testament
Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم (ar) m ( ʔibrāhīm )
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܐܒܪܗܡ , ܐܒܖܗܡ ( archaic )
Armenian: Աբրահամ ( Abraham )
Old Armenian: Աբրահամ ( Abraham )
Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (bn) ( ibrahim )
Bourguignon: Aibraihaim
Breton: Abraham (br)
Catalan: Abraham (ca) m
Cherokee: ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ( equahami )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 ( aa3 baak3 laai1 hon2 )
Hakka: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 ( Â-pak-lâ-hón )
Hokkien: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 ( A-pek-la-hán )
Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (zh) ( Yàbólāhǎn ) , 易卜拉欣 ( Yìbǔlāxīn ) ( Islam )
Coptic: ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ( abraham ) , ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ( abraam )
Czech: Abrahám (cs) m
Danish: Abraham
Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް ( ibrāhīm̊ )
Dutch: Abraham (nl)
Esperanto: Abrahamo
Ewe: Abraham m
Farefare: Abraham
Finnish: Abraham (fi) , Aabraham (fi)
Franco-Provençal: Abran
French: Abraham (fr)
Old French: Abraam , Abreham , Abrehan
Gallo: Abraham
Ge'ez: አብርሃም ( ʾäbrəham )
German: Abraham (de)
Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼 ( abraham )
Greek: Αβραάμ (el) m ( Avraám )
Ancient: Ἀβραάμ m ( Abraám )
Hausa: Ibrahim
Hawaiian: ʻAberahama
Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (he) m ( avrahám )
Hindi: अब्राहम m ( abrāham ) , इब्राहीम (hi) m ( ibrāhīm ) ( Islam ) , इबाराहीम (hi) m ( ibārāhīm )
Hungarian: Ábrahám (hu)
Icelandic: Abraham (is) m
Indonesian: Abraham
Interlingua: Abraham
Irish: Abrahám m
Old Irish: Abracham
Italian: Abramo (it) m
Japanese: アブラハム ( Aburahamu ) , イブラヒム ( Iburahimu ) ( Islam )
Kazakh: Ыбырайым ( Ybyraiym )
Korean: 아브라함 ( Abeuraham ) , 이브라힘 ( Ibeurahim ) ( Islam )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ئیبراھیم (ckb) ( îbrahîm )
Northern Kurdish: Îbrahîm (ku)
Latin: Ābrahām
Lisu: ꓮ-ꓐ-ꓡ-ꓦ ( ɑ-bɑ-lɑ-h̃ɑ )
Macedonian: Аврам (mk) m ( Avram ) , Авраам m ( Avraam )
Malay: Ibrahim ( used by Muslims ) , Abraham ( used by Christians )
Maltese: Abramm m
Manchu: ᠠᠪᡵᠠᡤᠠᠮ ( abragam )
Maori: Aperahama
Marathi: अब्राहम ( abrāham )
Navajo: Éíbraham
Norman: Abréhan
Norwegian: Abraham (no)
Old Church Slavonic: Авраамль ( Avraamlĭ ) , Авраамъ ( Avraamŭ )
Paiwan: Aberaham
Pashto: ابراهيم (ps) m ( ebrāhím )
Persian: ابراهیم (fa) ( ebrâhim ) , پرهام (fa) ( parhâm )
Polish: Abraham (pl) m
Portuguese: Abraão (pt)
Punjabi: ਅਬਰਾਹਮ (pa) m ( abarāham )
Rohingya: Ibrahím
Romagnol: Abrâm m
Romanian: Avraam m
Russian: Авраа́м (ru) m ( Avraám ) , Ибраги́м (ru) m ( Ibragím ) ( Islam ) , Ибрахи́м (ru) m ( Ibraxím ) ( Islam )
Scottish Gaelic: Abrahàm m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Аврам m , Ибрахим m
Roman: Avram m , Ibrahim m
Sindhi: ابراھيم
Slovak: Abrahám
Somali: Ibraahiim
Spanish: Abraham (es) , Abrahán (es)
Swahili: Abrahamu , Ibrahimu
Swedish: Abraham (sv)
Tajik: Иброҳим (tg) ( Ibrohim )
Tatar: Ибраһим ( İbrahim )
Thai: อับราฮัม ( àp-raa-ham )
Turkish: İbrahim (tr) ,
Urdu: ابراہیم (ur) m ( ibrāhīm )
Uyghur: ئىبراھىم ( ibrahim )
Uzbek: Ibrohim
Walloon: Abråm (wa) m , Abraham (wa) m
West Frisian: Abram
Yiddish: אַבֿרהם m ( Avrohem )
Yoruba: Ábúráhámù
male given name
Abkhaz: Ебырҳам ( Ebərḥam )
Albanian: Ibrahim
Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم (ar) m ( ʔibrāhīm ) , أَبْرَاهَام m ( ʔabrāhām )
Armenian: Աբրահամ ( Abraham )
Basque: Abarran
Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (bn) ( ibrahim )
Breton: Abran m
Bulgarian: Аврам m ( Avram ) , Авраам m ( Avraam ) , Ибрахим m ( Ibrahim )
Burmese: အာဗြဟံသည် ( abra.hamsany ) , အီဘရာဟင် ( ibha.rahang )
Catalan: Abraham (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (zh) ( Yàbólāhǎn )
Czech: Abraham m
Danish: Abraham
Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް ( ibrāhīm̊ )
Dutch: Abraham (nl)
Edo: Braima
Esperanto: Abraham (eo)
Estonian: Aabraham (et)
Ewe: Abraham m
Faroese: Ápran
Finnish: Aapo (fi)
Franco-Provençal: Abran
French: Abraham (fr)
Galician: Abraham (gl) , Abrahán (gl)
Greek: Αβραάμ (el) m ( Avraám )
Hausa: Ibrahim
Hawaiian: ʻApelahama
Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (he) m ( avrahám ) , איברהים ( ibrahim )
Hindi: अब्राहम m ( abrāham ) , इब्राहिम m ( ibrāhim ) , इब्राहीम (hi) m ( ibrāhīm )
Hungarian: Ábrahám (hu)
Icelandic: Abraham (is) m
Indonesian: Abraham , Ibrahim
Interlingua: Abraham
Italian: Abramo (it) m
Japanese: エイブラハム ( Eiburahamu ) , アブラハム m ( Aburahamu ) , イブラヒム ( Iburahimu )
Kannada: ಅಬ್ರಹಾಂ ( abrahāṃ ) , ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ ( ibrāhiṃ )
Kazakh: Ибрахим ( İbraxim ) , Ыбырайым ( Ybyraiym ) , Ибраһим ( İbrahim )
Latin: Ābrahām
Lisu: ꓮ-ꓐ-ꓡ-ꓦ ( ɑ-bɑ-lɑ-h̃ɑ )
Macedonian: Аврам (mk) m ( Avram ) , Авраам m ( Avraam ) , Ибрахим m ( Ibrahim )
Malay: Ibrahim
Malayalam: അബ്രാഹാം ( abrāhāṁ ) , ഇബ്രാഹിം ( ibrāhiṁ )
Mandinka: Ebrima
Maori: Aperahama
Marathi: अब्राहम ( abrāham ) , इब्राहिम ( ibrāhim )
Nepali: अब्राहाम ( abrāhām ) , इब्राहिम ( ibrāhim )
Norwegian: Abraham (no)
Persian: ابراهیم (fa) ( ebrâhim )
Polish: Abraham (pl) m
Portuguese: Abraão (pt)
Punjabi: ਅਬਰਾਹਾਮ ( abarāhām ) , ਇਬਰਾਹਿਮ ( ibarāhim )
Russian: Авраа́м (ru) m ( Avraám ) , Абра́м (ru) m ( Abrám ) , Э́йбрахам m ( Éjbraxam ) , Ибраги́м (ru) m ( Ibragím )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Аврам m , Ибрахим m
Roman: Avram m , Ibrahim m
Sinhalese: ආබ්රහම් ( ābraham ) , ඊබ්රාහිම් ( ībrāhim )
Somali: Ibraahiim
Spanish: Abraham (es) , Abrahán (es)
Swedish: Abraham (sv)
Tamil: ஆபிரகாம் (ta) ( āpirakām ) , இப்ராஹிம் ( iprāhim )
Tatar: Ибраһим ( İbrahim )
Telugu: అబ్రహం ( abrahaṁ ) , ఇబ్రహీం ( ibrahīṁ )
Thai: อับราฮัม ( àp-raa-ham ) , อิบราฮิม
Turkish: İbrahim (tr)
Urdu: ابراہیم (ur) ( ibrahim )
Wolof: Ibrahima
Yiddish: אַבֿרהם ( avrom )
Noun
Abraham (plural Abrahams )
( archaic , British slang, chiefly London ) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London .[ 2] [ 3]
Synonym: slopshop
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002 ), “Abraham”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles , 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press , →ISBN , page 7.
^ Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland , compilers and editors (1889–1890 ) “Abraham”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant , volume I (A–K) , Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press , →OCLC , page 7 .
^ John S[tephen] Farmer , compiler (1890 ) “Abraham ”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. , volume I, Thomas Poulter and Sons] , →OCLC , page 9 .
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām , from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ ( Abrāā́m ) , from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( 'aḇrāhām , “ Abraham ” ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Derived terms
Cebuano
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Etymology
From English Abraham and Spanish Abraham , from Late Latin Ābraham , from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ ( Abraám ) , from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( avrahám , “ Abraham ” ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham
a male given name from English or Spanish
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m anim
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Declension
Declension of Abraham (hard masculine animate )
Further reading
“Abraham ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“Abrahám ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām , from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ ( Abraám ) , from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈaː.braːˌɦɑm/
Hyphenation: Abra‧ham
Proper noun
Abraham m
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Derived terms
Ewe
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Quotations
Eʋe Biblia ( Bible Society of Ghana ) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Compare French Abraham .
Proper noun
Abraham m ( ORB )
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
References
Gauchet, Louis & Jeanjaquet, Jules & Tappolet, Ernest (1924‒33 ) “Abraham ”, in Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande , Neuchâtel: Attinger .
ORB 4.9.18
French
Etymology
From Latin Ābrahām .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābraham , from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ ( Abraám ) , from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( aḇrāˈhām , “ Abraham ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
IPA (key ) : /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ ( often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation )
Proper noun
Abraham m (proper noun , strong , genitive Abrahams )
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
Icelandic
Proper noun
Abraham m (proper noun , genitive singular Abrahams )
a male given name
Declension
Declension of Abraham (sg-only masculine )
nominative
Abraham
accusative
Abraham
dative
Abraham
genitive
Abrahams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ ( Abraám ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ābrahām m (variously declined , genitive Ābrahām or Ābrahae ) ; indeclinable , first declension
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Late 4th century , Jerome [et al. ], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate ), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft , published 2007 , →ISBN , Genesis 17:5:nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām ), singular only.
References
“Abraham ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
Abraham in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Malay
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham (Jawi spelling ابراهام )
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Synonym: Ibrahim ( Islam )
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Abramo , from Latin Ābrahām , from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ ( Abraám ) , from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( ʾaḇrāhām ) . The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw ( “ Esau ” ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English Abraham .
Proper noun
Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
c. 1395 , John Wycliffe , John Purvey [et al. ], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version) , MS Lich 10.) , published c. 1410 , Matheu 1:1–2, page 1r , column 2, lines 1–5 ; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament , Lichfield : Bill Endres, 2010 :The book of þe generacıoū of ıhū crıſt .· þe ſone of dauıd þe ſone of abꝛaham / abꝛaham bıgat yſaac / yſaac bıgat ıacob / ıacob bıgat ıudas ⁊ hıſe bꝛıþ̇en / (please add an English translation of this quotation)
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
Descendants
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( 'aḇrāhām ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m (definite Abrahamen )
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
a male given name
Old English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ābrahām .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ābrahām m
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Descendants
Polish
Abraham
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām . Doublet of Abram .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈbra.xam/
Rhymes: -axam
Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham
Proper noun
Abraham m pers (related adjective Abrahamowy or Abrahamowski )
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham #: Synonym: Abram
( countable , rare ) a male given name from Late Latin , equivalent to English Abraham
( countable ) a male surname from Late Latin
Declension
Proper noun
Abraham f (indeclinable )
( countable ) a female surname from Late Latin
Derived terms
Further reading
Abraham in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Abraham in PWN's encyclopedia
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814 ) “Abraham ”, in Słownik języka polskiego , volume 1, page 3
“Abraham ”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland ], 2022
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English Abraham , from Old English Abraham , from Late Latin Ābrahām .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈbɾam/
IPA (key ) : /abɾaˈam/
Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham
Proper noun
Abraham m
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
1602 , La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina) , Génesis 17:5:Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham , porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
a male given name of rare usage, equivalent to English Abraham
Further reading
Swedish
Proper noun
Abraham c (genitive Abrahams )
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Abraham with the silent /h/ pronounced, ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ( 'aḇrāhām , “ Abraham ” ) . Doublet of Ibrahim .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abrahám (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜑᜋ᜔ )
( biblical , Abrahamism ) Abraham
a male given name , equivalent to English Abraham
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham
Alternative form of Abråm