אָבֿ

See also: אב, אָב, and Appendix:Variations of "ab"

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈɔv/
  • (Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈuːv/, /ˈuːf/

Etymology 1

From Hebrew אָב (áv, “father; ancestor, forefather”).

Noun

אָבֿ • (ov) m, plural אָבֿות (oves)

  1. ancestor, patriarch

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אָב (āv), ultimately from Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈɔv/
  • (Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈuːv/, /ˈuːf/

Proper noun

אָבֿ • (ov) m

  1. Av, the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar
See also
Hebrew calendar monthsedit
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