أبو ظبي

See also: أبوظبي and ابوظبی

Arabic

Alternative forms

• أَبُوظَبْي (ʔabūẓaby)

Etymology

أَبُو (ʔabū, “father of”) +‎ ظَبْي (ẓaby, “gazelle”), literally “father of a gazelle”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.buː ðˤabj/ (strict standard)
• IPA^(key): /ʔa.buː ðˤa.bi/ (most common)

Proper noun

أَبُو ظَبْي • (ʔabū ẓaby) f

1. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates)
2. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, the largest of the seven emirates)

   Synonym: إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔimārat ʔabū ẓaby)

Declension

Declension of noun أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby)

Singular	singular invariable‎; singular long construct
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أَبُو ظَبْي ʔabū ẓaby	—
Nominative	—	أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ʔabū ẓabyin	—
Accusative	—	أَبُو ظَبْيٍ‎; أَبَا ظَبْيٍ ʔabū ẓabyin‎; ʔabā ẓabyin	—
Genitive	—	أَبُو ظَبْيٍ‎; أَبِي ظَبْيٍ ʔabū ẓabyin‎; ʔabī ẓabyin	—

Descendants

• → Persian: ابوظبی (abuzabi)