اب

اب

See also: آب‎, أب‎, ات‎, آپ‎, and آت‎

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /abə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aba/
• Rhymes: -abə, -bə, -ə

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

• abah
• aba
• bah
• ابه‎
• به‎

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎)

1. Alternative form of ابه‎

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• aba

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎, plural اب٢‎)

1. father (male parent)

Etymology 3

Shortened form of haba.

Alternative forms

• haba
• aba
• هاب‎

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎)

1. Alternative form of هاب‎

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَب‎ (ʾab).

Noun

Dari Persian	اب‎
Iranian Persian	اب‎
Tajiki Persian	аб (ab)

اب • (ab)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

Synonyms

• باب‎ (bâb)
• بابا‎ (bâbâ)
• پدر‎ (pedar)
• والد‎ (vâled)

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Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

اب • (ab)  Hindi spelling: अब (ab)

1. now, presently

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَب‎ (ʾab).

Noun

اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

1. father

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit इव (iva).

Adverb

اب • (ib)  Hindi spelling: इब (ib)

1. thus
2. as

See also

• او‎ (iv)