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Abu Dhabi

See also: Abú Dhabí

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/[1][2]
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Proper noun edit

Abu Dhabi

  1. The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
  2. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf.
    Holonym: United Arab Emirates
    Coordinate terms: Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 6
  2. ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “Abu Dhabi”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 5.

Further reading edit

German edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby), probably in part through English Abu Dhabi, as the transliteration dh for Arabic ظ (ẓ) is not common in German.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Abu Dhabi n (proper noun, genitive Abu Dhabis or (optionally with an article) Abu Dhabi)

  1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
  2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)

Declension edit

Declension of Abu Dhabi [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Abu Dhabi
genitive des Abu Dhabis, Abu Dhabi1
dative dem Abu Dhabi
accusative das Abu Dhabi

1Optionally with an article.

Portuguese edit

Proper noun edit

Abu Dhabi f

  1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
  2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)
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