аба

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Abaza[edit]

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. father

Abkhaz[edit]

Adjective[edit]

а-ба́ (a-bá)

  1. dry

Synonyms[edit]

Bulgarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (aba), itself from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈba]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

аба́ (abáf (relational adjective абе́н, diminutive аби́ца or аби́чка)

  1. frieze, homespun, coarse woollen cloth
  2. cloak

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “аба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 1

Buryat[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠪᠤ (abu), from Middle Mongol [Term?], Proto-Mongolic *abu. Cognate with Mongolian аав (aav), Kalmyk аав (aav), Dongxiang aba, awi, East Yugur awa, Mongghul aaba, Khitan [script needed] (ay).

Noun[edit]

аба (aba) (??? please provide spelling!)

  1. (informal) dad
    Synonym: эсэгэ (esege)

Kamassian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar аба (aba) and dialectal Khakas аба (aba).

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. father

Declension[edit]

Declension of аба
singular plural
nominative аба (aba) абайәʼ (abajəʔ) абазаӈ (abazaŋ)
genitive абан (aban) абайән (abajən) абазан (abazan)
accusative абам (abam) абайәм (abajəm) абазаӈәм (abazaŋəm)
allative абанә (abanə) абайәнә (abajənə) абазаӈдә (abazaŋdə)
locative абагән (abagən) абайәгән (abajəgən) абазаӈгән (abazaŋgən)
ablative абагәʼ (abagəʔ) абайәгәʼ (abajəgəʔ) абазаӈгәʼ (abazaŋgəʔ)
instrumental абазьәʼ (abaźəʔ) абайәзьәʼ (abajəźəʔ) абазаӈзьәʼ (abazaŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of аба
First Second Third
singular абам (abam) абал (abal) абат (abat)
dual абабәй (ababəj) абаләй (abaləj) абадәй (abadəj)
plural абабаʼ (ababaʔ) абалаʼ (abalaʔ) абадаʼ (abadaʔ)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944), “å̀bå”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Kazakh[edit]

Alternative scripts
Arabic ابا
Cyrillic аба
Latin aba
Yañalif aʙa

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. corral
  2. bark

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. cape
Declension[edit]

Khakas[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Chuvash упа (up̬a).

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. bear (mammal)

Declension[edit]

Kyrgyz[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈwɑ/
  • Hyphenation: а‧ба

Noun[edit]

аба (aba) (Arabic spelling ابا)

  1. air

Declension[edit]

Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

аба (abaf

  1. abaya (woollen cloth, top (cloth))

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • аба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

аба́ (abáf inan (genitive абы́, uncountable)

  1. aba, a coarse woven cloth
  2. a cloak-like garment made from aba
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “аба”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2[edit]

Limited spread suggests Bashkir аба (aba, expression of surprise, indignation), Chuvash апа (ap̬a, expression of surprise, indignation).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

аба́ (abá)

  1. (dialectal, Ural) Well, I never! (expression of surprise)
    Synonym: неуже́ли (neužéli)

Etymology 3[edit]

From dialectal Tatar аба (aba). According to Anikin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *aba (father, bear), Proto-Mongolic *aba (father) > Mongolian ав (av). See also а́ва (áva), апа (apa).

Also compare Old East Slavic абба (abba).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

а́ба (ábaf anim (genitive а́бы, nominative plural а́бы, genitive plural аб)

  1. (dialectal, Omsk) elder sister
  2. (dialectal, Omsk) father's sister
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
  • Anikin, A. E. (2007), “аба”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 61

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun[edit]

аба f (Latin spelling aba)

  1. aba

Tabasaran[edit]

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. father

Tatar[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic
Zamanälif aba
Jaŋalif
Yaña imlâ

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. (dialectal) father

Declension[edit]

Tofa[edit]

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. mother

Udi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aghwan 𐔰𐔰 (aa). For the -в- (-v-) in the Nij form compare абазакӏ (abazaḳ).

Adjective[edit]

аба (aba) (Vartashen)

  1. knowledgeable

Alternative forms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009) The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-76
  • Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974), “аба”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary], Baku: Academy Press, page 31

Yakut[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ап (ap).

Noun[edit]

аба (aba)

  1. (medicine) poison
    Synonym: дьаат (jaat)
  2. (figurative) bitterness, outrage, rancor

Derived terms[edit]