אָבֿ

See also: אב, אָב, and Appendix:Variations of "ab"

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈɔv/
• (Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈuːv/, /ˈuːf/

Etymology 1

From Hebrew אָב (áv, “father; ancestor, forefather”).

Noun

אָבֿ • (ov) m, plural אָבֿות (oves)

1. ancestor, patriarch

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אָב (āv), ultimately from Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈɔv/
• (Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈuːv/, /ˈuːf/

Proper noun

אָבֿ • (ov) m

1. Av, the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar

See also

Hebrew calendar monthsedit

• תּשרי (tishre)
• חשוון (kheshvn)
• כּסלו (kislev)
• טבֿת (teyves)
• שבֿט (shvat)
• אָדר (oder)
• ניסן (nisn)
• אייר (iyer)
• סיוון (sivn)
• תּמוז (tamez)
• אָבֿ (ov)
• אלול (elel)