abu  [AD : ]  (pl. abbū, abbāʾū, st. constr. abi, ab)

[Human → Family]

1) a father ; 2) an ancestor , a forefather ;

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ʾab
• Arabic : ʾab  أب
• Syriac : ʾabā  ܐܰܒ݂ܳܐ
• Hebrew : ʾāḃ  אָב
• Ugaritic : ảb  
• Ge'ez : ʾab

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