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Abu Dhabi

See also: Abú Dhabí

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

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

TranslationsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  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 readingEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

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)

DeclensionEdit

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.

PortugueseEdit

Proper nounEdit

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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