abas

See also: Abas, abás, abās, -abas, à bas, and 'abaS

English

Etymology

From Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɑs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑs

Noun

abas

  1. A cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo

Noun

abas

  1. plural of aba

Noun

abas (plural abas)

  1. Alternative spelling of abbasi.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧bas

Verb

abas

  1. to catch up; to reach something that had been ahead
  2. to go after someone

Cimbrian

Etymology

Compare German Abend. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

abas m

  1. (Luserna) evening

References

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, father).

Pronunciation

Noun

abas m (plural abasow)

  1. abbot

References

  • abas” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

  • abass, abbass

Etymology

From Italian abbasso.

Adverb

abas

  1. down

Interjection

abas

  1. down!, down with!

Galician

Noun

abas

  1. plural of aba

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish haba.

Noun

ábas

  1. a type of bean

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abas/
  • Rhymes: -abas
  • Hyphenation: a‧bas

Verb

abas

  1. to visit
  2. to check

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Batak.

Noun

abas (plural abas-abas)

  1. (dialectal) the stopper at the end of the tukil is made of coconut fiber or leaves, and functions as a filter to prevent insects from entering when the sap is poured

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin abbas (abbot), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, father), from Proto-Semitic *ʾab- (father). Doublet of aba, abi, and abu.

Alternative forms

Noun

abas (plural abas-abas)

  1. (Catholicism) abbot

Etymology 3

Blend of anak (kid) +‎ basket (basketball).

Noun

abas (plural abas-abas)

  1. (chiefly Jakarta, school slang) basketball team member

Further reading

Kalasha

Adjective

abas

  1. useless, bad, wasted.

Latvian

Pronoun

abas

  1. nominative/accusative plural feminine of abi

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.bas/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɐʃ/ [ˈa.βɐʃ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bas

Noun

abas

  1. plural of aba

Etymology 2

Verb

abas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of abar

Rohingya

Etymology

Akin to Konkani avaz, ultimately from Persian آواز (âvâz).

Noun

abas

  1. sound

Tboli

Noun

abas

  1. measles

Yakan

Noun

abas

  1. athlete's foot