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Abu Dhabi

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See also: Abú Dhabí

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, father of the gazelle).

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Abu Dhabi

  1. The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
    • 2025 May 11, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, “Trump is visiting three of the world’s richest nations. Here’s what’s on their wish list”, in CNN[1]:
      Abu Dhabi has even branded itself “the capital of capital.”
  2. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf.
    Holonym: United Arab Emirates
    Coordinate terms: Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain

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References

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  1. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 6
  2. ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “Abu Dhabi”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 5.

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German

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby), probably in part through English Abu Dhabi, as the transliteration dh for Arabic ظ () is not common in German.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Abu Dhabi n (proper noun, genitive Abu Dhabis or (optionally with an article) Abu Dhabi)

  1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
  2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Abu Dhabi f

  1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
  2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˌbudaˈbi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: A‧bu Dha‧bí

Proper noun

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Abu Dhabi n

  1. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)
  2. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)

Declension

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Declension of Abu Dhabi
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabiul
genitive-dative Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabiului
vocative Abu Dhabiule

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