اب

See also: آب, أب, ات, آپ, and آت

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /abə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aba/
• Rhymes: -abə, -bə, -ə

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

• abah
• aba
• bah
• ابه
• به

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba)

1. Alternative form of ابه

Etymology 2

From Arabic أب, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Alternative forms

• aba

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba, plural اب٢)

1. father (male parent)

Etymology 3

Shortened form of haba.

Alternative forms

• haba
• aba
• هاب

Noun

اب (Rumi spelling aba)

1. Alternative form of هاب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇ
Dari reading?	ab
Iranian reading?	ab
Tajik reading?	ab

Noun

Dari	اب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аб

اب • (ab)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

Synonyms

• باب (bâb)
• بابا (bâbâ)
• پدر (pedar)
• والد (vâled)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Formed by analogy after جب (jab) and تب (tab).

Adverb

اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

1. now, presently

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Noun

اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

1. father

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit इव (iva).

Adverb

اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)

1. thus
2. as

See also

• او (iv)