aba

Symbol

aba

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abé.

Alternative forms

• abba

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /əˈbɑː/
• (General American) IPA: /əˈbɑ/

Noun

aba (countable and uncountable, plural abas)

1. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
2. A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
3. An outer garment made of the above, very simple in form, worn by the Arabs of the desert. The illustration shows such an aba, made of two breadths of stuff sewed together to make an oblong about four by nine feet.
4. Such a garment that is specific to women.
   • Coordinate term: burka

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈæ.bə/

Noun

aba (plural abas)

1. An altazimuth used for astronomy on either land or water.

Noun

aba (plural abas)

1. The electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus (frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, African knifefish), found in swamps, lakes and rivers in Africa.

Anagrams

• AAB, BAA, baa

Pronunciation

• Tone: LH

Noun

aba (plural aba)

1. seed(s)
2. fruit

Pronunciation

• IPA: [aˈba]

Noun

aba f (indefinite plural aba, definite singular abaja, definite plural abat)

1. (old) thin felt (usually white or gray)

Numeral

aba

1. (Western Arawak) one.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑˈbɑ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba (definite accusative abanı, plural abalar)

1. (Gadabay, Quba, Ordubad, Zangilan) father
   • Synonym: ata

Noun

aba (definite accusative abanı, plural abalar)

1. (Jabrayil, Qakh, Shamkir, Tabriz) mother
   • Synonym: ana
2. (dialectal) elder sister
3. (dialectal) elder sister-in-law

Noun

aba (definite accusative abanı, plural abalar)

1. aba

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aba/, [a.β̞a]

Noun

aba anim

1. (rare) father
   • Synonym: aita

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aβa/

Noun

aba

1. maize
2. corncob
3. maize crop

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaba/

Noun

aba f (plural abe)

1. Alternative form of apa

Noun

aba f

1. fish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA: /aˈpa/

Pronunciation 2

• IPA: /ˈapa/

Noun

aba

1. taro

Noun

aba

1. mat
2. bed

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaβa̝/

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

1. slope, hillside
   • Synonyms: faldra, pé
2. apron, smock; folds of a shirt or dress
   • Synonym: faldra
3. (anatomy) lap
   • Synonym: colo
4. brim of a hat
5. rim

Romanization

aba

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌰

Interjection

abá

1. alas, gosh, well, whew
2. wow

Interjection

abâ

1. (questioning) really
2. (questioning) ah, oh

Noun

abá

1. (anatomy) shoulder blade

Verb

abá

1. To carry on one's back

Alternative forms

• abah

Noun

aba

1. A human male who begets a child; father

Noun

aba

1. Only used in ar aba

Noun

aba m sg

1. genitive singular of ab

Mutation

Noun

aba

1. (Banawá) fish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaba/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba f

1. (regional, Hel Peninsula) ebb, the receding movement of the tide
2. (regional, Hel Peninsula) ebb tide
3. (regional, Hel Peninsula) tide, any periodic change in sea level

Conjunction

aba

1. alias, AKA, or

Adverb

aba

1. (archaic) just
2. (archaic) just now

Conjunction

aba

1. (archaic) or

Adjective

aba

1. (archaic) both

Noun

aba m (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)

1. (Christianity, Judaism) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.

Noun

aba

1. (dialectal) father

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /abə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /aba/

Alternative forms

• abah, bah

Noun

aba (Jawi spelling اب‎, plural aba-aba, informal 1st possessive abaku, 2nd possessive abamu, 3rd possessive abanya)

1. Alternative form of abah

Noun

aba (Jawi spelling اب‎, plural aba-aba, informal 1st possessive abaku, 2nd possessive abamu, 3rd possessive abanya)

1. father (male parent)

Alternative forms

• haba

Noun

aba (Jawi spelling اب‎, plural aba-aba, informal 1st possessive abaku, 2nd possessive abamu, 3rd possessive abanya)

1. Alternative form of haba

Adjective

aba

1. long

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA: [ɑbˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA: /ɰæpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {habah}

Noun

aba

1. a harbor.
2. an anchorage.
3. a port.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ǎβa/

Noun

ǎba

1. equine palatitis

Noun

aba

1. genitive singular of ab

Mutation

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʔaβ̞a/

Noun

aba

1. hair

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʔaβ̞a/, /ˈtaβ̞a/

Noun

aba

1. village, especially a typical Brazilian indigenous village.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba
• IPA: /aˈba/, [aˈba]

Noun

abá

1. taro

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

1. brim (of a hat)
   • a aba do chapéu

     • the brim of the hat
2. flap (hinged leaf of furniture)
3. bank (of a river)
   • Synonym: margem
4. (computing) tab (navigational widget in a GUI)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈba/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba f (uncountable)

1. Thick woollen fabric, usually white, from which country-style clothing is often made.

Interjection

aba

1. An interjection that expresses wonder or draws attention to something.

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

1. grandmother

Alternative forms

• ala

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

1. wing

Alternative forms

• ab

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈapə/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba m (genitive singular aba, plural abachan)

1. abbot
   • An nì a nì an dara h-aba subhach, nì e dubhach an t-aba eile.

     • What makes the one abbot glad makes the other abbot sad.

Mutation

Noun

aba f (Cyrillic spelling аба)

1. (regional) aba

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈaba]

Noun

aba f (genitive singular aby, declension pattern of žena)

1. aba, abaya
   • Synonym: abája

Verb

-aba

1. to divide, to distribute

Interjection

¡aba!

1. caution

Romanization

aba

1. Romanization of 𒀊 (aba)

Verb

-ába

1. (transitive) to share
2. (transitive) to distribute

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba
• IPA: /ʔaˈbaʔ/, [ʔɐˈbaʔ]

Adjective

abâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

1. poor, indigent
   • Synonyms: dukha, maralita, hirap, mahirap
   • Tulungan natin ang mga abang pamilya.

     • Let's help the poor families.
2. humble; ordinary
   • Synonyms: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
3. oppressed, abused
   • Synonyms: api, inapi, api-apihan
4. unfortunate
   • Synonym: kaawa-awa
5. mean, despicable
   • Synonym: hamak

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba
• IPA: /ʔaˈba/, [ʔɐˈba]

Interjection

abá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

1. an exclamation of surprise, wonder, or admiration; wow
   • Synonym: naku
   • Aba! Bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi?

     • Hey! How come you only said it now?
   • Aba! Ikaw ang bahala.

     • Well! Do as you please.
   • Aba oo.

     • But of course.

Interjection

abá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

1. hail!
   • Aba Ginoong Maria!

     • Hail Mary!; Ave Maria!

Noun

abá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

1. act of greeting or calling the attention of someone
   • Synonyms: bati, pagbati
2. reminder or call of attention for someone about something
   • Synonyms: banggit, ino, pagbanggit, pag-ino

Noun

aba

1. Latin spelling of аба (aba)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈa.ba]

Noun

aba

1. father
   • Synonym: baba

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑbɑ/

Noun

aba (definite accusative abayı, plural abalar)

1. (dialectal) elder sister
2. (dialectal) mother

Noun

aba (definite accusative abayı, plural abalar)

1. felt (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑːbɑː/

Noun

aba

1. (archaic) fathers
2. (archaic) ancestors, forefathers
3. (archaic) Christian monks

Noun

aba

1. dative singular of ab

Noun

aba f (plural abe)

1. (Belluno, Informal) water

Noun

aba

1. (Loli) fat
2. (Loli) mouth

Pronunciation

• IPA: [apa]

Noun

aba

1. father
   • Synonym: ha
   • Coordinate terms: ana, ma

Verb

-aba

1. (transitive) to share
2. (transitive) to distribute

Pronunciation

• IPA: [âːɓa]

Pronoun

âba

1. these; class 2 proximal demonstrative.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /à.bá/

Noun

àbá

1. idea, suggestion

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ā.bà/

Noun

abà

1. barn, village
   • Synonym: ahéré
   • Synonym: abúlé

Pronunciation

• IPA: /à.bā/

Noun

àba

1. incubation

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ā.bá/

Noun

abá

1. type of mat
   • Synonym: ẹní

Pronunciation

• IPA: /à.bá/

Noun

àbá

1. (Ekiti) father
   • Synonyms: bàbá, aba
   • Antonyms: iye, eye
2. (Ekiti) a term of familiarity or respect for an older man or male relative
   • Synonyms: bàbá, aba

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔaba/

Noun

aba

1. father
2. paternal uncle (among the wegi clan); maternal uncle (sometimes)

Noun

aba

1. felt (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)

Verb

-aba

1. (transitive) to divide, to apportion, to distribute
2. (transitive) to share