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Ab or Av (''(unicode:ʾĀḇ)''; related to Akkadian ''abu''), sometimes Aba or Abba, means "father" in most Semitic languages. ==Arabic== ''Ab'' (أَب), from a theoretical, abstract form ''ʼabawun'' (triliteral ʼ-b-w) is Arabic for "father". The dual is ''ʼabawāni'' or ''ʼabāni'' "two fathers" or "mother and father" (''ʼābāʼi-ka'' meaning "thy parents"). ''Li-llāhi ʼabū-ka'' is an expression of praise, meaning "to God is attributable (excellence of ) your father". As a verb, '' ʼ-b-w'' means "to become () a father to ()" (''ʼabawtu'') or "to adopt () as a father" (''ta'abbā-hu'' or ''ista'bā-hu''). In the construct state, ''Abū'' (أبو) is followed by another word to form a complete name, e.g.: Abu Mazen, another name for Mahmoud Abbas. Abu may be used as a kunya, an honorific. To refer to a man by his fatherhood (of male offspring) is polite, so that ''ʼabū'' takes the function of an honorific. Even a man that is as yet childless may still be known as ''abū'' of his father's name, implying that he will yet have a son called after his father. The combination is extended beyond the literal sense: a man may be described as acting as a father in his relation to animals, e.g., Abu Bakr, "the father of a camel's foal"; Abu Huraira, "father of kittens". In some cases, a man's enemies will refer to him in such a way to besmirch him, e.g. Abu Jahl, "the father of ignorance". A man may be described as being the possessor of some quality, as Abu'l Na'ama "father of grace", or "the graceful one"; Abu'l Fida, "father of devotion", or "the devout one". An object or a place may be given a nickname, such as Abu'l hawl, "father of terror", (the Sphinx at Giza). Abu'l fulus, "father of money", is frequently used to refer to a place where rumors have been told of a treasure being hidden there. The Swahili word ''Bwana'', meaning "mister", "sir", or "lord", is derived from the Arabic ''Abuna'' (أبونا), "our father". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ab (Semitic)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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