Malay

Alternative forms

• abah
• aba
• bah
• ابه
• به

Noun

اب ‎(Rumi spelling aba)

1. Alternative form of ابه

Etymology 2

From Arabic أب, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Alternative forms

• aba

Noun

اب ‎(Rumi spelling aba, plural اب٢)

1. father (male parent)

Etymology 3

Shortened form of haba.

Alternative forms

• haba
• aba
• هاب

Noun

اب ‎(Rumi spelling aba)

1. Alternative form of هاب

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَب ‎(ʾab).

Noun

اب • ‎(ab)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

Synonyms

• باب ‎(bâb)
• بابا ‎(bâbâ)
• پدر ‎(pedar)
• والد ‎(vâled)

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

اب • ‎(ab)  Hindi spelling: अब ‎(ab)

1. now

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَب ‎(ʾab).

Noun

اب • ‎(ab) m ‎(Hindi spelling अब)

1. father

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit इव ‎(iva).

Adverb

اب • ‎(ib)  Hindi spelling: इब ‎(ib)

1. thus
2. as

See also

• او ‎(iv)