аба

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aba"

Abaza

Noun

аба • (aba)

1. father

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Abkhaz

Adjective

а-ба́ • (a-bá)

1. dry

Synonyms

• а-ҩа́ (a-jʷá)

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Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Noun

аба̀ • (abà) f

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

Further reading

• “аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ابا
Cyrillic	аба
Latin	aba
Yañalif	aʙa

Noun

аба • (aba)

1. corral
2. bark
3. cape

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Khakas

Noun

аба • (aba)

1. bear (mammal)

Declension

Inflection of аба (aba)

	singular	plural
nominative	аба (aba)	абалар (abalar)
genitive	абаның (abanıñ)	абаларның (abalarnıñ)
dative	абаа (abaa)	абаларға (abalarğa)
accusative	абаны (abanı)	абаларны (abalarnı)
locative	абада (abada)	абаларда (abalarda)
ablative	абадаң (abadañ)	абалардаң (abalardañ)
lative	абазар (abazar)	абаларзар (abalarzar)
instrumental	абанаң (abanañ)	абаларнаң (abalarnañ)

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Kyrgyz

Noun

аба • (aba) (Arabic spelling ابا)

1. air

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaba]

Noun

аба • (aba) f

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

Inflection

Declension of аба

	singular	plural
indefinite	аба	аби
definite unspecified	абаот	абите
definite proximal	абаов	абиве
definite distal	абаон	абине
vocative	абау	аби
count form	—	абаа

References

• „Аба“, Macedonian Dictionary

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Russian

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• абба́ (abbá)
• габа́ (gabá)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈba]

Noun

аба́ • (abá) f inan (genitive абы́, uncountable)

1. aba, a coarse woven cloth
2. a cloak-like garment made from aba

Declension

Declension of аба́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	аба́ abá
genitive	абы́ abý
dative	абе́ abé
accusative	абу́ abú
instrumental	або́й, або́ю abój, abóju
prepositional	абе́ abé

Derived terms

• абиный (abinyj)

See also

• сукно́ (suknó), ткань (tkanʹ)
• наки́дка (nakídka), плащ (plašč)

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• абба́ (abbá)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈba]

Interjection

аба́ • (abá)

1. (dialectal, Ural) Well, I never! (expression of surprise)

Synonyms

• неуже́ли (neužéli)

Etymology 3

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈabə]

Noun

а́ба • (ába) f anim (genitive а́бы, nominative plural а́бы, genitive plural аб)

1. (dialectal, Omsk) elder sister
2. (dialectal, Omsk) father's sister

Declension

Declension of а́ба (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	а́ба ába	а́бы áby
genitive	а́бы áby	а́б áb
dative	а́бе ábe	а́бам ábam
accusative	а́бу ábu	а́б áb
instrumental	а́бой, а́бою áboj, áboju	а́бами ábami
prepositional	а́бе ábe	а́бах ábax

References

• Anikin, A. E. (2007–2022) “аба”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, page 61

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Noun

аба f (Latin spelling aba)

1. aba

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Tofa

Noun

аба (aba)

1. mother