أبو ظبي

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

    أَبُو (ʔabū, father of) +‎ ظَبْي (ẓaby, gazelle), literally father of a gazelle.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (strict standard) /ʔa.buː ðˤabj/, (most common) /ʔa.buː ðˤa.bi/

    Proper noun

    أَبُو ظَبْي • (ʔabū ẓabyf

    1. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates)
    2. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, the largest of the seven emirates)
      Synonym: إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔimārat ʔabū ẓaby)

    Declension

    Declension of noun أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby)
    singular singular invariable‎;
    singular long construct
    indefinite definite construct
    informal أَبُو ظَبْي
    ʔabū ẓaby
    nominative أَبُو ظَبْيٍ
    ʔabū ẓabyin
    accusative أَبُو ظَبْيٍ‎; أَبَا ظَبْيٍ
    ʔabū ẓabyin‎; ʔabā ẓabyin
    genitive أَبُو ظَبْيٍ‎; أَبِي ظَبْيٍ
    ʔabū ẓabyin‎; ʔabī ẓabyin

    Descendants

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