אבוב
Aramaic edit
Noun edit
אַבּוּב, אַבּוּבָא • (transliteration needed) ?
References edit
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
Hebrew edit
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א־ב־ב (ʾ-b-b) |
Etymology edit
Most likely a loan word from Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum, “flute”), which probably derived from the root n-b-b (to be hollow). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʔunbūb, “pipe, tube”). [1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈbuv/
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Noun edit
אַבּוּב or אִיבּוּב • (abúv or ibúv) m (plural indefinite אַבּוּבִים, singular construct אַבּוּב־)
Derived terms edit
- אַבּוּבָן ('abuvan)
- שֶׁנַּבּוּב (shenabúv)
References edit
- ^ Klein, Ernest. 1987. "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English". The University of Haifa.
- “אבוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- אבוב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he