اب

See also: آب‎, أب‎, ات‎, آپ‎, and آت‎

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /abə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aba/
• Rhymes: -abə, -bə, -ə

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

• abah
• aba
• bah
• ابه‎
• به‎

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎)

1. Alternative form of ابه‎

Etymology 2

From Arabic أب‎, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Alternative forms

• aba

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎, plural اب٢‎)

1. father (male parent)

Etymology 3

Shortened form of haba.

Alternative forms

• haba
• aba
• هاب‎

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba‎)

1. Alternative form of هاب‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَب‎ (ʔab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaβ]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [ʔäb̥]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [ʔæb̥]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [اَڤ]‎, Dari: [اَب]‎

Iranian: [اَب]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇ
Dari reading?	ab
Iranian reading?	ab
Tajik reading?	ab

Noun

Dari	اب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аб

اب • (ab)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

Synonyms

• باب‎ (bâb)
• بابا‎ (bâbâ)
• پدر‎ (pedar)
• والد‎ (vâled)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Formed by analogy after جب‎ (jab) and تب‎ (tab).

Adverb

اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

1. now, presently

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَب‎ (ʔab).

Noun

اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

1. father

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit इव (iva).

Adverb

اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)

1. thus
2. as

See also

• او‎ (iv)