اب

See also: آب, أب, ات, آپ, and آت

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abə/
• IPA^(key): /aba/
• Rhymes: -abə, -bə, -ə

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

• abah
• aba
• bah
• ابه
• به

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba)

1. Alternative form of ابه

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic أب, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Noun

Dari	اب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аб

اب • (ab)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

Synonyms

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

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Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

1. now, presently

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Noun

اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

1. father

Etymology 3

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit इव (iva).

Adverb

اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)

1. thus
2. as

See also

• او (iv)