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Gallurese
Etymology
Univerbation of abal'abà, literally “now now”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
abalabà
- just now
- right away
Sassarese
Etymology
Univerbation of abal'abà, literally “now now”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
abalabà
- (obsolete except dialectal) alternative form of abarabà (“just now; right away”)
1866 , Antonio Martini, chapter IX, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju , London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 18, page 30:Signori, la me’ figliola abalabà è molta: ma veni, poni la to’ manu sobbra edda, e vibarà.- Lord, my daughter has just died. But come, place your hand upon her, and she will live.
References
- Mauro Maxia (2014) “abáli”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese (in Sassarese), page 8