اب

See also: آب, أب, ات, آپ, and آت

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• أب (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-

Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-

Arabic أَبّ (ʔabb)

Egyptian Arabic اب

Inherited from Arabic أَبّ (ʔabb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abb/, [ɑb]

Noun

اب • (abb) m (construct state ابو (abu), plural ابهات (abbahāt))

1. father, dad

   Synonyms: بابا (bāba, “dad”) (familiar), والد (wālid, “father”) (formal)

   Coordinate term: ام (umm, “mother”)

Usage notes

• Referring to one's father as ابوك (abūk, “your dad”) may be considered rude by some, thus والد (wālid) or بابا (bāba) are used instead. This is amplified and more visible in ام (umm, “mother”), where امك (ummak, “your mother”) can be an outright insult.

• There is a minor social taboo around referring to fathers by their names. So traditionally, they are referred to as "father of" and the name of one of their children. Like ابو احمد (abū aḥmad, literally “Ahmad's father”) or ابو مريم (abū maryim, literally “Maryam's father”). This is also amplified and more visible in ام (umm).

• For adjectival use specific to the construct form, see ابو (abu).

Malay

Noun

اب (plural اب-اب or اب٢)

1. Jawi spelling of aba.‎

Interjection

اب

1. Jawi spelling of aba.‎

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-

Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-

Arabic أَب (ʔab)bor.

Persian اب

Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔab/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]

• Rhymes: -ab

Readings
Classical reading?	ab
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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əb/

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

1. now, presently

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَب (ab), 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)