Abib

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אָבִיב‎ (avív, literally “ears of barley”), hence “the season of beginning barley-crop”, because the grains start ripening at that time of year. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɑˈviv/, /ˈeɪ.bɪb/, /ˈɑ.bib/[1][2]
Rhymes: -iːv

Proper noun

Abib

The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. [Mid 6^th century.][1]

Translations

month

Irish: Áibíb f

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abib”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 3

Anagrams

Abbi, BIBA, Babi, Bábí

[SOED-1] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abib”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

[2] Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 3