Abraham
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
- (poetic) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/
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Proper noun edit
Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 17:5, column 2:
- Neither ſhall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name ſhall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
- 1980, Werner Keller, chapter 7, in William Neil, transl., The Bible as History, page 93:
- As one would expect of caravan people around 1900 B.C., the caravan people depicted in the Khnum-hotpe grave had donkeys, whereas the Bible says that Abraham and his people, who according to the traditional interpretation are supposed to have lived at the same period, already possessed camels.
- A male given name from Hebrew. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell, published 1975, page 28:
- "Lincoln wasn't a Jew, was he?" he said. "I'm sure not," I said. […] "The name Abraham is very suspicious, to say the least," said Goebbels. "I'm sure his parents didn't realize that it was a Jewish name," I said. "They must have just liked the sound of it. They were simple frontier people. If they'd known the name was Jewish, I'm sure they would have called him something more American, like George or Stanley or Fred."
- A surname originating as a patronymic. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.[2][3]
- Synonym: slopshop
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abraham”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
- ^ Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “Abraham”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 7.
- ^ John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “Abraham”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 9.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”).
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Abraham m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Abraham and Spanish Abraham, from Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham
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Abraham
- a male given name from English
- (biblical) Abraham
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Abraham m anim
- (biblical) Abraham (a prophet in the Old Testament)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abraham | Abrahamové |
genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamů |
dative | Abrahamovi, Abrahamu | Abrahamům |
accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamy |
vocative | Abrahame | Abrahamové |
locative | Abrahamovi, Abrahamu | Abrahamech |
instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamy |
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.
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Abraham m
- Abraham (Biblical character, presented as ancestral to many western Semitic peoples)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
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Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
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- Eʋe Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5
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Abraham m
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
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Proper noun edit
Abraham m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abrahams)
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
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Abraham m
- a male given name
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.bra.haːm/, [ˈäːbrä(ɦ)äːm]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bra.am/, [ˈäːbräːm]
Proper noun edit
Ābrahām m (variously declined, genitive Ābrahām or Ābrahae); indeclinable, first declension
- (biblical) Abraham
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Genesis 17:5:
- nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Ābrahām |
Genitive | Ābrahām Ābrahae |
Dative | Ābrahām Ābrahae |
Accusative | Ābrahām |
Ablative | Ābrahām Ābrahā |
Vocative | Ābrahām |
References edit
- “Abraham”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Abraham in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).
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Abraham m
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From Old English Abraham.
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Abraham
- Abraham (prophet)
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 1:1–2, page 1r, column 2, lines 1–5; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- The book of þe generacıoū of ıhū crıſt .· þe ſone of dauıd þe ſone of abꝛaham / abꝛaham bıgat yſaac / yſaac bıgat ıacob / ıacob bıgat ıudas ⁊ hıſe bꝛıþ̇en /
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām).
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Abraham m (definite Abrahamen)
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name
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Ābrahām m
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Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | Ābrahām | — |
accusative | Ābrahām | — |
genitive | Ābrahāmes | — |
dative | Ābrahāme | — |
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām).
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Abraham m pers
- (biblical) Abraham
- (rare) a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Abraham
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abraham | Abrahamowie |
genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
dative | Abrahamowi | Abrahamom |
accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamami |
locative | Abrahamie | Abrahamach |
vocative | Abrahamie | Abrahamowie |
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Further reading edit
- Abraham in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “Abraham”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 1, page 3
Scots edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām.
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Abraham
References edit
- “Abraham” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Spanish edit
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- IPA(key): /aˈbɾam/ [aˈβ̞ɾãm]
- Rhymes: -am
- IPA(key): /abɾaˈam/ [a.β̞ɾaˈãm]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham
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Abraham m
- (biblical) Abraham
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 17:5:
- Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes.
- Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
- a male given name of rare usage, equivalent to English Abraham
Further reading edit
- “Abraham”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
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Abraham
- Alternative form of Abråm