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Abu¹

proper noun

  1. A language of Papua New Guinea.

Abu²

Where it comes from

From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū).

particle

  1. A common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic. There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."

Abu³

Where it comes from

From Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu). Compare Av.

proper noun

  1. Ab, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar.

Abu⁴

proper noun

  1. A minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology.

Abu⁵

proper noun

  1. The ancient Egyptian name for the city of Elephantine, near modern day Aswan.

Abu⁶

Where it comes from

From Japanese 阿武 (Abu).

proper noun

  1. A volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan.
  2. Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan.

Abu⁷

proper noun

  1. Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

ABU⁸

noun ABUs

  1. UK, abbreviation, initialism, slang Initialism of anyone but United: a fan who dislikes Manchester United and will support any team that is playing against them.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: burkina, abo, talib, babu, saad, laban, abba, abbey, opp, father, aba, oab, rabia, abi, abby, abe

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Chicago

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@misc{abu_2026,
  title = {Abu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}