אבוב
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Aramaic[edit]
Noun[edit]
אַבּוּב, אַבּוּבָא • (transliteration needed) ?
References[edit]
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Most likely a loan word from Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (GI.GID2, GI.BU /embūbu, enbūbu, ebbūbu/, “flute”), which probably derived from base "n-b-b" (to be hollow). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʾunbūb, “pipe, tube”). [1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈbuv/
Noun[edit]
אַבּוּב or אִיבּוּב • (abúv or ibúv) m
Derived terms[edit]
- אַבּוּבָן ('abuvan)
References[edit]
- ^ Klein, Ernest. 1987. "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English". The University of Haifa.