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
 

Readings
Classical reading? aḇ
Dari reading? ab
Iranian reading? ab
Tajik reading? ab

Noun
Dari اب
Iranian Persian
Tajik аб

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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