اب

See also: آب‎, أب‎, ات‎, آپ‎, and آت‎

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.

Alternative forms

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎)

  1. Alternative form of ابه‎

Etymology 2

From Arabic أب‎, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Alternative forms

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎, plural اب٢‎)

  1. father (male parent)

Etymology 3

Shortened form of haba.

Alternative forms

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎)

  1. Alternative form of هاب‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَب‎ (ʔab).

Pronunciation

Noun
Dari اب
Iranian Persian
Tajik аб (ab)

اب • (ab)

  1. (archaic, poetic) father

Synonyms

Urdu

Etymology 1

Formed by analogy after جب‎ (jab) and تب‎ (tab).

Adverb

اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

  1. now, presently

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَب‎ (ʔab).

Noun

اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

  1. father

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit इव (iva).

Adverb

اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)

  1. thus
  2. as
See also
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