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ءبو

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to fatherhood, ancestry, and the concept of a progenitor or ancestor. It can also extend to signify a source or origin of something.

Derived headwords

أَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fatherboth

    The male parent of a child. This is the primary and most common meaning.

  2. 2.
    ancestorboth

    A person from whom one is descended, especially a male ancestor.

  3. 3.
    progenitorclassical

    A person or thing from which a person, animal, plant, or idea is descended or has originated; an ancestor or parent.

أَبَوَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    parentsboth

    Both father and mother.

أَبَوِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    paternalboth

    Relating to or characteristic of a father.

أَبَوِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    fatherhoodboth

    The state or condition of being a father.

أَبُوname
  1. 1.
    father of (kunyah)both

    A patronymic name, often used as a kunyah (teknonymy), meaning 'father of X'. It is also used in compound names.

أَبُو زَعْنَةname
  1. 1.
    Abu Za'nahclassical

    A name or epithet referring to a Companion of the Prophet (Sahabi) who was a poet.

Parallel reading

أبو زعنة: عامر بن كعب، أو عبد الله بن عمرو، صحابي بدري شاعر.
Abu Za'nah: 'Amir ibn Ka'b, or 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, a Companion of Badr, a poet.