Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew אָב (áv, father; ancestor, forefather).

Noun

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אָבֿ (ovm, plural אָבֿות (oves)

  1. ancestor, patriarch

Etymology 2

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From Hebrew אָב (āv), ultimately from Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu).

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Proper noun

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אָבֿ (ovm

  1. Av, the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar
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