Ab

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ab"

Translingual

Symbol

Ab

1. (chemistry, obsolete) alabamine

References

• “Ab”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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English

Etymology 1

The first letter of each of the two syllables of antibody.

Noun

Ab (plural Abs)

1. (immunology) Antibody.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew אָב (āv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑb/

Proper noun

Ab (plural Abs)

1. (Judaism) Av. [First attested in the late 18^thcentury.]

Etymology 3

Short form of Abner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Proper noun

Ab

1. A diminutive of the male given name Abner, from Hebrew, occasionally used as a formal given name.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Egyptian jb (“Heart”):

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Noun

Ab (plural Abs)

1. In Egyptian mythology, the spirit of the heart and the will and conscience of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is given as evidence towards the deceased.

Etymology 5

Abbreviation.

Noun

Ab (uncountable)

1. (title) Abbreviation of Abbot.

References

• “Ab”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “Ab”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• -ba-, B. A., B.A., BA, ba, ba'

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אָב (āv).

Proper noun

Ab m

1. (Judaism) Av, the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ab	nAb	hAb	tAb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Swedish

Noun

Ab

1. (Finland) Abbreviation of aktiebolag.

Usage notes

Ab is used in Finnish Swedish. In Sweden, the abbreviation of aktiebolag is AB.

Anagrams

• ba