αββο

Bactrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a, “into the water”). Cognate of Sanskrit अप् (ap).

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): [aːb] or [aːv]

  Note: This word and its derivatives are the only instances in the Bactrian corpus of the sequence -ββ-, which may represent a retained [b].

Noun

αββο (abbo /āb/)

1. water
   • 757 CE, Dated Document W (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), lines 8–9:

     ασιδο μαχο αστο αββο οδο ζαμιγο αγγαραγο...

     asido makho asto abbo odo zamigo angarago...

     Βut we have property — water and (a piece of) land —

Derived terms

• αββοδαχμο (abbodakhmo)
• αββολανο (abbolano)

Etymology 2

Either same as above (Compare Middle Persian 𐭠𐭡𐭠𐭭 (ābān, “(the month) of the water(s)”)), or derived from Akkadian 𒌚𒉈 (Abum, “(the month) Abu”), likely via Aramaic אָב (ʾāv).

Proper noun

αββο (abbo /āb/)

1. Ab (name of a month).
   • 611 CE, Dated Document L (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 1:

     ...μαυο αββο.

     ...mauo abbo.

     ...the month Ab.

Related terms

• αβανο (abano)