Abu Dhabi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/ /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/ /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abu Dhabi.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abu Dhabi2.wav

Word forms

Abu Dhabi Abu Zabi Abu Zaby Abū Ẓaby

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”). The first word Abu is related to abba. See abbot, Abraham for more.

Derived words

Abu Dhabian

Translations

Arabic: إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي Armenian: Աբու Դաբի Bulgarian: Абу́ Да̀би Esperanto: Abudabio West-Frisian: Abû Daby Irish: Abú Daibí Marathi: अबू धाबी Persian: امارت ابوظبی Russian: А́бу-Да́би Tajik: Иморати Абузабӣ Uyghur: ئەبۇ زەبى ئەمىرلىكى

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