Abu Dhabi

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/[1][2]
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
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Proper noun[edit]

Abu Dhabi

  1. The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
  2. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf.
    Holonym: United Arab Emirates
    Coordinate terms: Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 6
  2. ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “Abu Dhabi”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 5.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby), probably in part through English Abu Dhabi, as the transliteration dh for Arabic ظ (ẓ) is not common in German.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abu Dhabi n (proper noun, genitive Abu Dhabis or (optionally with an article) Abu Dhabi)

  1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
  2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Abu Dhabi [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Abu Dhabi
genitive des Abu Dhabis, Abu Dhabi1
dative dem Abu Dhabi
accusative das Abu Dhabi

1Optionally with an article.

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abu Dhabi f

  1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
  2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)
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