Abraão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Abrão
• Abrahão
• Abrahaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor.

Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor.

Late Latin Ābrahāmlbor.

Portuguese Abraão

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Ibraim.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈɐ̃w̃/ [a.bɾaˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɾɐˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ão

Proper noun

Abraão m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
2. a surname
3. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Derived terms

• abraâmico