اب

• أبّ (alternative spelling)

From Arabic أَب (ʔab).

• IPA^(key): /abb/

ابّ • (abb) m (construct state ابو (abu), plural ابّهات (abbahāt))

1. father, dad

   Synonyms: بابا (bāba, “dad”) (familiar), والد (wālid, “father”) (formal)

   Coordinate term: امّ (umm, “mother”)

• Referring to one's father as ابوك (abūk, “your dad”) may be considered rude by some, thus والد (wālid) or بابا (bāba) are used instead. This is amplified and more visible in امّ (umm, “mother”), where امّك (ummak, “your mother”) can be an outright insult.

• There is a minor social taboo around referring to fathers by their names. So traditionally, they are referred to as "father of" and the name of one of their children. Like ابو احمد (abū aḥmad, literally “Ahmad's father”) or ابو مريم (abū maryim, literally “Maryam's father”). This is also amplified and more visible in امّ (umm).

• For adjectival use specific to the construct form, see ابو (abu).

اب (plural اب-اب or اب٢)

1. Jawi spelling of aba.‎

اب

1. Jawi spelling of aba.‎

Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

اب • (ab)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

   Synonyms: باب (bâb), بابا (bâbâ), پدر (pedar), والد (vâled)

Formed by analogy after جب (jab) and تب (tab).

اب • (ab) (Hindi spelling अब)

1. now, presently

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَب (ab), from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

اب • (ab) m (Hindi spelling अब)

1. father

From Sanskrit इव (iva).

اب • (ib) (Hindi spelling इब)

1. thus
2. as

• او (iv)