ܐܒܘ ܛܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔawuː‿tˤaw.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼ ܛܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ • (aḇū ṭaḇyā) f

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