Abraham
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”). Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם (aˈḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/, (rare) /ˈɑː.bɹə.hæm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch who preached monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac and the Arab patriarch Ishmael. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 17:5, column 2:
- Neither ſhall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name ſhall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
- 1980, Werner Keller, The Bible as History (tr. by William Neil), chapter 7, page 93:
- As one would expect of caravan people around 1900 B.C., the caravan people depicted in the Khnum-hotpe grave had donkeys, whereas the Bible says that Abraham and his people, who according to the traditional interpretation are supposed to have lived at the same period, already possessed camels.
- A male given name from Hebrew. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- "Lincoln wasn't a Jew, was he?" he said. "I'm sure not," I said. […] "The name Abraham is very suspicious, to say the least," said Goebbels. "I'm sure his parents didn't realize that it was a Jewish name," I said. "They must have just liked the sound of it. They were simple frontier people. If they'd known the name was Jewish, I'm sure they would have called him something more American, like George or Stanley or Fred."
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- A patronymic surname, from given names. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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Translations[edit]
prophet in the Old Testament
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male given name
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surname
14th sura of the Qur'an
Noun[edit]
Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.[2][3]
- Synonym: slopshop
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Abraham”, in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 7.
- ^ Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, “Abraham”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, OCLC 882571771, page 7.
- ^ Farmer, John Stephen, Slang and Its Analogues[1], volume 1, 1890, page 9
Catalan[edit]
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Abraham m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Abraham and Spanish Abraham, from Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham
Proper noun[edit]
Abraham
- A male given name from English.
- (biblical) Abraham
Czech[edit]
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Abraham m anim
- (biblical) Abraham (a prophet in the Old Testament)
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham.
Declension[edit]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abraham | Abrahamové |
| genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamů |
| dative | Abrahamovi, Abrahamu | Abrahamům |
| accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamy |
| vocative | Abrahame | Abrahamové |
| locative | Abrahamovi, Abrahamu | Abrahamech |
| instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamy |
Further reading[edit]
- Abraham in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Abrahám in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.
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Abraham m
- Abraham (Biblical character, presented as ancestral to many western Semitic peoples)
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham.
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Ewe[edit]
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Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
- A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
Quotations[edit]
- Eʋe Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5
French[edit]
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Abraham m
- (biblical) Abraham
- A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Abraham m (genitive Abrahams)
- (biblical) Abraham
- A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.bra.haːm/, [ˈäːbɾä(ɦ)äːm]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bra.am/, [ˈɑːbɾɑːm]
Proper noun[edit]
Ābrahām m (variously declined, genitive Ābrahām or Ābrahae); indeclinable, first declension
- (biblical) Abraham
- Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5
- nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.
- Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5
Declension[edit]
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Ābrahām | Ābrahae |
| Genitive | Ābrahām Ābrahae |
Ābrahārum |
| Dative | Ābrahām Ābrahae |
Ābrahīs |
| Accusative | Ābrahām | Ābrahās |
| Ablative | Ābrahām Ābrahā |
Ābrahīs |
| Vocative | Ābrahām | Ābrahae |
References[edit]
- Abraham in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- Abraham in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian Abramo, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).
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Abraham m
Middle English[edit]
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Abraham
- Abraham (prophet)
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[2], published c. 1410, Matheu 1:1–2, lines 1–5, page 1r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- The book of þe generacıoū of ıhū crıſt .· þe ſone of dauıd þe ſone of abꝛaham / abꝛaham bıgat yſaac / yſaac bıgat ıacob / ıacob bıgat ıudas ⁊ hıſe bꝛıþ̇en /
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Descendants[edit]
- English: Abraham
Old English[edit]
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Abraham m
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”).
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Abraham m pers
- (biblical) Abraham
- (rare) A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
Declension[edit]
declension of Abraham
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abraham | Abrahamowie |
| genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
| dative | Abrahamowi | Abrahamom |
| accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
| instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamami |
| locative | Abrahamie | Abrahamach |
| vocative | Abrahamie | Abrahamowie |
Further reading[edit]
- Abraham in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots[edit]
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Abraham
Spanish[edit]
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Abraham m
- (biblical) Abraham
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5:
- Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes.
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5:
- (rare) A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
- (biblical) Abraham
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