أبو ظبي
Arabic
Alternative forms
- أَبُوظَبْي (ʔabūẓaby)
Etymology
أَبُو (ʔabū, “father of”) + ظَبْي (ẓaby, “gazelle”), literally “father of a gazelle”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
أَبُو ظَبْي • (ʔabū ẓaby) f
- Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates)
- Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, the largest of the seven emirates)
- Synonym: إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔimārat ʔabū ẓaby)
Declension
| singular | singular invariable; singular long construct | ||
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| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | أَبُو ظَبْي ʔabū ẓaby |
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| nominative | — | أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ʔabū ẓabyin |
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| accusative | — | أَبُو ظَبْيٍ; أَبَا ظَبْيٍ ʔabū ẓabyin; ʔabā ẓabyin |
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| genitive | — | أَبُو ظَبْيٍ; أَبِي ظَبْيٍ ʔabū ẓabyin; ʔabī ẓabyin |
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