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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "aba"}}
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==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|3|Abé language|Abé}}

===See also===
* {{langcat|aba}}

==English==
[[Image:Aba (PSF).png|thumb|upright|An aba (garment).]]

===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|ar|عَبَاءَة}}. Compare {{m|en|abaya}}. {{root|en|ar|ع ب و}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|en|abba}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/əˈbɑː/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aba.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/əˈbɑ/|a=GenAm}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑː|q1=Received Pronunciation|ɑ|q2=General American|s=2}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|~}}

# A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
# A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or [[silk]], worn by Arabs. {{defdate|First attested in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=2}}</ref>
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Agatha Christie|title=Murder on the Orient Express|location=London|publisher=HarperCollins|year=1934|year_published= 2017|chapter=5|page=110|passage='A pale mauve '''abba''' such as you buy in the East.'}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1957|author=Lawrence Durrell|title=Justine
|passage=Here Nessim would sit night after night in the winter, dressed in his old rust-coloured '''''abba''''', staring gravely at Betelgeuse, or hovering over books of calculations for all the world like a medieval soothsayer.}}
# An outer garment made of the above, very simple in form, worn by the Arabs of the desert. The illustration shows such an aba, made of two breadths of stuff sewed together to make an oblong about four by nine feet.
# Such a garment that is specific to women.<!--various references corroborate this sense, and the Wikipedia article [[w:abaya]] focuses on it-->
#: {{hol|en|hijab}}
#: {{cot|en|burka|chador|chadri|niqab}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|all senses<!--unless any Arabic-English translators know different-->}}  {{l|en|abaya}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-see|coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair|abaya}}

{{trans-top|loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|abaya|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|abaya}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|アバーヤ|tr=abāya}}, {{t|ja|アバーア|tr=abāa}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|abaya|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|abaja|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
* From the name of its creator, the French explorer A. T. d' Abbadie.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈæ.bə/|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aba2.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|æbə|s=2}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# An [[altazimuth]] used for astronomy on either land or water.

===Etymology 3===

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# An electric [[fish]] of species {{taxfmt|Gymnarchus niloticus|species}} ([[frankfish]], {{vern|freshwater rat-tail}}, {{vern|African knifefish}}), found in swamps, lakes and rivers in Africa.

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|fish}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|nauhanorsukala}}
* German: {{t+|de|Großnilhecht|m}}
* Mada (Nigeria): {{t|mda|bū mə̀sər}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:Britannica 1911|Aba}}
* {{cite-text|en|year=1889|title=Century Dictionary|volume=1|page=3}}
{{cln|en|heteronyms}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aab|AAB|BAA|baa}}

{{cln|en|three-letter words}}
{{C|en|Clothing|Osteoglossomorph fish}}

==Akan==

===Pronunciation===
* Tone: LH<ref name="pak">{{R:Kotey1998}}</ref>

===Noun===
{{head|ak|noun}} (''plural'' '''aba''')

# [[seed]](s)<ref name="jgc">{{R:Christaller1881|aba|p=2}}</ref><ref name="pak" />
# [[fruit]]<ref name="jgc" /><ref name="pak" />

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ak|wawa aba}}

===References===
<references />

{{topics|ak|Botany}}

==Albanian==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|sq|ota|عبا|tr=abâ}} (Turkish {{m|tr|aba}}), from {{der|sq|ar|عَبَاءَة}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sq|[aˈba]}}

===Noun===
{{sq-noun|f|aba|abaja|abat}}

# (''old'') [[thin]] [[felt]] (usually white or gray)

===Further reading===
* {{R:sq:FGJSSH:1980}}

==Apatani==

===Etymology===
Probably cognate with {{cog|bo|ཨ་ཕ}}, {{cog|grt|apa}}.

===Noun===
{{head|apt|noun}}

# [[father]]

===References===
* P. T. Abraham, ''Apatani-English-Hindi Dictionary'' (1987)

{{c|apt|Family}}

==Azerbaijani==
{{az-variant|аба}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|az|/ɑˈbɑ/}}
* {{audio|az|LL-Q9292 (aze)-Zardabi Bakuvi-aba.wav|a=Baku}}
* {{hyph|az|a|ba}}

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|az|trk-pro|*apa|t=father}}.

====Noun====
{{az-noun}}

# {{lb|az|Gədəbəy|Quba|Ordubad|Zəngilan}} [[father]]
#: {{syn|az|ata}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|az|trk-cmn|*apa|t=mother, elder sister, aunt}}.

====Noun====
{{az-noun}}

# {{lb|az|Cəbrayıl|Qax|Şəmkir|Təbriz}} [[mother]] {{c|az|Family members}}
#: {{syn|az|ana}}
# {{lb|az|dialectal}} [[elder sister]]
# {{lb|az|dialectal}} [[elder]] [[sister-in-law]]

=====Declension=====
{{az-decl-noun|a}}

===Etymology 3===
{{der+|az|ar|عَبَاءَة}}. {{root|az|ar|ع ب ء}}

====Noun====
{{az-noun}}

# {{l|en|aba}}

=====Declension=====
{{az-decl-noun|a}}

===References===
* {{R:az:ADDL|aba I|page=11a}}
* {{R:az:ADDL|aba II|page=11a}}
* {{R:tut-pro:SDM|*apa-|url=http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?single=1&basename=%2fdata%2falt%2fturcet&text_number=+1184&root=config}}
* {{R:tut-pro:SDM|*appa-|url=http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?single=1&basename=%2fdata%2falt%2fturcet&text_number=+731&root=config}}

==Basque==

===Etymology===
{{coin|eu|Q332663|in=the 19th century}}, from a misinterpretation of the kinship suffix {{m|eu|-ba}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-pr|+<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-aba.wav>}}

===Noun===
{{eu-noun|an}}

# {{lb|eu|rare}} [[father]]
#: {{syn|eu|aita}}

====Declension====
{{eu-decl-anim}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|eu|{{l|eu|aberri|t=fatherland}} {{q|see there for further derivations}}}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:OEH}}

==Chibcha==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|chb|/aβa/}}

===Noun===
{{head|chb|noun}}

# [[maize]]
# [[corncob]]
# [[maize]] [[crop]]

===References===
* Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

==Corsican==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|co|/ˈaba/}}

===Noun===
{{co-noun|ab|f|a|e}}

# {{alternative form of|co|apa}}

====References====
* https://infcor.adecec.net/

==Dení==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|dny|auf-pro|*aba-}}.

===Noun===
{{head|dny|noun|g=f}}

# {{l|en|fish}}

===References===
* {{R:Dicionário deni-português}}

==Dongxiang==

===Pronunciation 1===
{{sce-pron}}

====Noun====
{{sce-noun}}

# [[father]]

===Pronunciation 2===
{{sce-pron|'aba}}

====Noun====
{{sce-noun}}

# [[paternal]] [[uncle]] {{gloss|[[father]]'s [[younger brother]]}}

==Dupaningan Agta==

===Noun===
{{head|duo|noun}}

# [[taro]]

==Ewe==

===Noun===
{{head|ee|noun}}

# [[mat]]<ref name="kf">Fiagã, Kwasi (1976). {{lang|ee|''Grammaire eʋe: Eʋegbe ŋutinunya''}}. Lomé: Institut national de la recherche scientifique, [https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=bYYOAAAAYAAJ&q=atikutsetse+fruit&dq=atikutsetse+fruit&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiutonZhbTlAhU6yIsBHZ-pA2YQ6AEINzAC p. 101].</ref>
# [[bed]]<ref name="kf" />

===References===
<references />

==Galician==

===Etymology===
{{unc|gl}}. Cognate with {{cog|pt|aba}}, {{cog|es|álabe}}, {{cog|fr|aube}}, {{cog|ro|aripă}}.<ref>{{R:es:DCECH|álabe}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gl|/ˈaβa̝/}}

===Noun===
{{gl-noun|f}}

# [[slope]], [[hillside]]
#: {{syn|gl|faldra|pé}}
# [[apron]], [[smock]]; [[fold]]s of a [[shirt]] or [[dress]]
#: {{syn|gl|faldra}}
# {{lb|gl|anatomy}} [[lap]]
#: {{syn|gl|colo}}
# [[brim]] of a hat
# [[rim]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|gl|abada}}
* {{l|gl|abeaca}}
* {{l|gl|abeiro}}

===References===
* {{R:gl:DDLG}}
* {{R:gl:DRAG}}
* {{R:gl:TILG}}
* {{R:TLPGP}}
<references/>

==Gothic==

===Romanization===
{{got-rom}}

# {{romanization of|got|𐌰𐌱𐌰}}

==Haitian Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ht|fr|à bas}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ht|/aba/}}

===Interjection===
{{head|ht|interjection}}

# [[down with]]...!
#: {{usex|ht|'''Aba''' lenjistis!|'''Down with''' injustice!}}

===References===
* {{R:ht:HCEBD|page=1}}

==Hiligaynon==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|hil|poz-pro|*abá}}.

====Interjection====
{{hil-head|interjection|abá}}

# [[alas]], [[gosh]], [[well]], [[whew]]
# [[wow]]

====Interjection====
{{hil-head|interjection|abâ}}

# {{lb|hil|questioning}} [[really]]
# {{lb|hil|questioning}} [[ah]], [[oh]]

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{hil-noun|abá}}

# {{lb|hil|anatomy}} [[shoulder blade]]

====Verb====
{{hil-verb|abá}}

# to [[carry]] on one's [[back]]

==Iban==

===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|iba|/abaʔ/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|iba|poz-mly-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|iba|poz-mcm-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|iba|poz-msa-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|iba|poz-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|iba|map-pro|*aba}}.

====Noun====
{{head|iba|noun}}

# [[father]]
#: {{uxi|iba|'''Aba''' aku|My '''father'''}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{head|iba|noun}}

# [[smell]]

===Etymology 3===

====Preposition====
{{head|iba|preposition}}

# [[with]]; [[and]]
#: {{uxi|iba|Jaba '''aba''' Jalir|Jaba '''and''' Jalir}}
# [[at]]; [[in]]
#: {{uxi|iba|'''Aba''' bilik iya|He's '''in''' the room}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|id|ms|aba}}, from {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|id|poz-mcm-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|id|poz-msa-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|id|poz-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|id|map-pro|*aba}}. {{doublet|id|abah}}.

====Noun====
{{head|id|noun}}

# [[father]]: a [[human]] [[male]] who [[beget]]s a [[child]].

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{alter|id|abah}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|parent}} ''see'' [[Thesaurus:ayah]]

===Etymology 2===
{{bor+|id|jv|ꦲꦧ|t=sign, sound; order, command; to order, command; spoken word; to say, to speak}}.

====Noun====
{{head|id|noun}}

# {{n-g|signals in the form of knocking sounds on walls and so on which are usually heard before the death of a family member}}

=====Related terms=====
{{rel4|id|
| aba-aba
| abah
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

{{C|id|Family}}

==Irish==

===Noun===
{{head|ga|noun}}

# {{only used in|ga|ar aba}}

===Noun===
{{head|ga|noun form|g=m-s}}

# {{inflection of|ga|ab||gen|s}}

===Mutation===
{{ga-mut}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ga:Ó Dónaill}}
* {{R:ga:EID}}

==Jamamadí==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|jaa|auf-pro|*aba-}}.

===Noun===
{{head|jaa|noun}}

# {{lb|jaa|Banawá}} [[fish]]

===References===
* 2007. [http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/BNH/bnh.html The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive]. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

{{topics|jaa|Fish}}

==Javanese==

===Romanization===
{{jv-rom}}

# {{romanization of|jv|ꦲꦧ}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|csb|gml|osx|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}
{{bor+|csb|gml|ebbe||tide}}.<ref>{{R:csb:SEK||69|1}}</ref> Compare {{cog|en|ebb}} and {{cog|nl|eb}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{csb-pr}}

===Noun===
{{csb-noun|f}}

# {{lb|csb|regional|Hel Peninsula}} [[ebb]], the receding movement of the tide
# {{lb|csb|regional|Hel Peninsula}} [[ebb tide]]
# {{lb|csb|regional|Hel Peninsula}} [[tide]], any periodic change in sea level

====Derived terms====
{{csb-derived verbs|-/abòwac}}

===References===
{{reflist}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:csb:Sychta:1967||1|1}}
* {{R:csb:Trepczyk:1994|fala}}
* {{R:csb:SPK|fala}}

==Latgalian==

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cog|lv|aba}} and {{cog|lt|aba}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ltg-IPA}}
* {{hyph|ltg|a|ba}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|ltg|conjunction}}

# {{lb|ltg|archaic}} [[or]]

===References===
* {{R:ltg:Nau:2011|page=74}}

==Latvian==

===Adverb===
{{head|lv|adverb}}

# {{lb|lv|archaic}} [[just]]
# {{lb|lv|archaic}} [[just now]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|lv|nupat}}
* {{l|lv|tikko}}
* {{l|lv|patlaban}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|lv|conjunction}}

# {{lb|lv|archaic}} [[or]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|lv|vai}}

===Adjective===
{{head|lv|adjective}}

# {{lb|lv|archaic}}  [[both]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|lv|abi}}

===Noun===
{{lv-noun|m|4th|irr=gender, dative singular}}

# {{lb|lv|Christianity|Judaism}} [[Father]]; religious superior; in the [[Syriac]], [[Coptic]], and [[Ethiopic]] churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the [[patriarch]]; a title given to [[Jewish]] [[scholar]]s in the [[Talmudic]] period.

====Declension====
{{lv-decl-noun|ab|a|4th||||mi|extrawidth=-60}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|lv|abba}}

==Lithuanian==

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cog|lv|-}} and {{cog|ltg|aba}}, as well as modern {{cog|lt|arba}}.

===Conjunction===
{{head|lt|conjunction}}

# [[or]] {{q|archaic}}

==Lokono==

===Numeral===
{{head|arw|numeral}}

# {{lb|arw|Western Lokono}} [[one]].

====Synonyms====
* {{l|arw|ábą}} {{attention|arw|please verify}}

==Malagasy==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|mg|poz-pro|*aba}}, from {{inh|mg|map-pro|*aba}}.

===Noun===
{{mg-noun}}

# {{lb|mg|dialectal}} [[father]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:MGW}}

{{C|mg|Family members}}

==Malay==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|/abə/|a=Johor-Selangor}}
* {{IPA|ms|/aba/|a=Riau-Lingga}}
* {{rhymes|ms|abə|bə|ə|s3=2}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|ms|poz-mcm-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|ms|poz-msa-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|ms|poz-pro|*aba}}, from {{der|ms|map-pro|*aba}}.

====Noun====
{{ms-noun|j=اب}}

# {{alternative form of|ms|abah}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|ms|ar|أَب}}.

====Noun====
{{ms-noun|j=اب}}

# [[father]] {{gloss|male parent}}

===Etymology 3===
Shortened form of {{m|ms|haba}}.

====Noun====
{{ms-noun|j=اب}}

# {{alternative form of|ms|haba}}

{{C|ms|Family}}

==Mansaka==

===Etymology===
Akin to {{cog|tl|haba}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|msk|adjective}}

# [[long]]

==Marshallese==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|mh|en|harbor}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{mh-ipa-rows|habah}}

===Noun===
{{mh-head|noun}}

# a [[harbor]].
# an [[anchorage]].
# a [[port]].

===Further reading===
* {{meod-ref|MED2A.htm#aba}}

{{topics|mh|Nautical}}

==Mezquital Otomi==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|ote|es|haba|t=bean; bump, nodule; equine palatitis}}, from {{der|ote|la|faba|t=bean}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ote|/ǎβa/}}

===Noun===
{{head|ote|noun|head=ǎba}}

# {{l|en|equine palatitis}} {{topics|ote|Diseases}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|ote|ndodi}}

===References===
* {{R:Hernández Cruz & Victoria Torquemada 2010|page=3}}

==Middle Irish==

===Noun===
{{head|mga|noun form}}

# {{infl of|mga|ab||gen|s}}

===Mutation===
{{mga-mutation|a|ba}}

==Old Tupi==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|tpw|tup-gua-pro|*rap}}, from  Proto-Mawé-Guaraní ''*t͡sap'', from {{inh|tpw|tup-pro|*jap}}.<ref>{{R:tup:Nikulin 2020|page=569}}</ref>

Cognate with {{cog|mav|sap}}, {{cog|gn|ague}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tpw|/ˈa.β̞a/}}
* {{rhyme|tpw|aβa}}
* {{hyph|tpw|a|ba}}

===Noun===
{{tpw-noun|p|IIa}}

# [[body hair]]
# [[fur]] {{gl|hairy coat of various mammal species}}
# [[contour feather]]; [[plumage]]
#: {{ux|tpw|pykasu'''aba'''|pigeon '''feathers'''}}
# [[wool]]
# [[woolen]] [[fabric]]

====Usage notes====
* When talking about birds, ''aba'' referred only to the body feathers; the [[flight feather]]s were called {{m|tpw|pepó}}.

====Derived terms====
{{der3|tpw
|'aba
|agûera
|aúra
|apopora
|aûana
|pepoata'yba
|aso'îaba
|amongy
|gûaraabuku
|gûarasyaba
|îatyrãbebé 
|pyaba
|samongy
|îandûaba
|tu'ĩatĩ'yba
}}

===References===
<references />

===Further reading===
* {{R:pt:Barbosa 1956}}
* {{R:pt:Navarro 2013|aba|5|columns=1–2}}

{{C|tpw|Fabrics|Fibers|Hair|Feathers}}

==Pangasinan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{hyph|pag|a|ba}}
* {{pag-IPA|abá}}
* {{rhymes|pag|a|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{pag-noun|abá}}

# [[taro]]

====Related terms====
{{rel3|pag|aba-aba}}

{{outdated source|pag|1865|Diccionario pangasinan-español}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|pt|la|alapa||slap, smack}}. Cognate with {{cog|gl|aba}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{audio|pt|LL-Q5146 (por)-Ed Guimaraes-aba.wav|a=Brazil}}
* {{rhymes|pt|abɐ|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|pt|a|ba}}

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# [[brim]] {{gloss|of a hat}}
#: {{ux|pt|a '''aba''' do chapéu|translation=the '''brim''' of the hat}}
# {{l|en|flap|id=hinged leaf}} {{gloss|hinged leaf of furniture}}
# {{l|en|bank|id=edge}} {{gloss|of a river}}
#: {{syn|pt|margem}}
# {{lb|pt|computing}} [[tab]] {{gloss|navigational widget in a GUI}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|pt|abar
|desabar}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|abar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pt:DAN}}
* {{R:pt:Michaelis}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/aˈba/}}
* {{rhymes|ro|a|s=2}}
* {{hyph|ro|a|ba}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|ro|ota|عبا|tr=abâ}} (Turkish {{m|tr|aba}}), from {{der|ro|ar|عَبَاءَة}}.

====Noun====
{{ro-noun|f|-}}

# thick woollen fabric, usually white, from which country-style clothing is often made
#: {{syn|ro|dimie}}

=====Declension=====
{{ro-noun-f-a|n=sg}}

====See also====
* {{l|ro|pănură}}
* {{l|ro|țesătură}}

===Etymology 2===

====Interjection====
{{head|ro|interjection}}

# {{n-g|expresses wonder or draws attention to something}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DEX}}

==Salar==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|slr|adx|-}} {{l|bo|ཨ་ཕ|t=father}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|slr|/ɑbɑ/|a=Xunhua,Qinghai,Ili,Yining,Xinjiang}}

===Noun===
{{head|slr|noun}}

# [[father]]

===References===
* {{R:slr:Potanin|page=}}
* {{R:slr:Yanchuk|page=32}}
* {{R:slr:Rockhill|page=374}}
* {{R:slr:Kakuk|page=175}}
* {{R:slr:Stroy|page=279}}
* {{R:slr:Lianyun|page=126}}
* {{R:slr:Yakup|page=31}}
* {{R:slr:Dwyer|page=108}}
* {{R:slr:MaChengjun|page=1}}
* {{R:slr:MaWei|page=109}}

==Sardinian==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|sc|la|ava}}, feminine of {{m|la|avus}}.

====Noun====
{{sc-noun|f|abas}}

# [[grandmother]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|sc|la|ala}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|sc|ala}}

====Noun====
{{sc-noun|f|abas}}

# [[wing]]

==Sassarese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sdc|/ˈab(b)a/}}

===Noun===
{{sdc-noun|f|abi}}

# {{altform|sdc|abi|t=bee}}

===References===
* {{R:sdc:Solinas|àbi|vol=1|p=20}}
* {{R:sdc:Muzzo|àba|p=25}}

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|gd|ab}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gd|sga|abb}}, from {{der|gd|la|abbās}}, from {{der|gd|grc|ἀββᾶς}}, from {{der|gd|arc|אבא|t=father|tr=’abbā}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gd|/ˈapə/}}
* {{hyph|gd|a|ba}}

===Noun===
{{gd-noun|g=m|gen=aba|pl=abachan}}

# [[abbot]]
#: {{ux|gd|An nì a nì an dara h-'''aba''' subhach, nì e dubhach an t-'''aba''' eile.|t=What makes the one '''abbot''' glad makes the other '''abbot''' sad.}}

====Declension====
{{gd-decl-noun-m3|a|ba|ch}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|gd
|mac-an-aba}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|gd|abaid}}

===Mutation===
{{gd-mut-vowel}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Dwelly}}
* {{R:gd:MacLennan}}
* {{R:gd:Mark:2003|+|page=5}}

{{C|gd|Christianity|Monasticism|People}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|sh|ota|عبا|tr=abâ}} ({{cog|tr|aba}}), from {{der|sh|ar|عَبَاءَة}}.

===Noun===
{{sh-noun|g=f}}

# {{lb|sh|regional}} {{l|en|aba}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sh:HJP|dw%3D%3D}}

==Slovak==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sk-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{sk-noun|f|gen=aby|decl=žena}}

# {{l|en|aba}}, [[abaya]]
#: {{syn|sk|abája}}

===References===
* {{R:sk:SDK}}

==Southern Ndebele==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nr|bnt-pro|*-gàba}}.

===Verb===
{{nr-verb|aba}}

# to [[divide]], to [[distribute]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|nr|noun}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
Either {{inh+|es|la|apage|t=go away|nocap=1}}, from {{der|es|grc|άπαγε}}, or alternatively {{bor+|es|ar|اِبْعَد|tr=-|nocap=1}} (''ibʕad'', dialectally also ''abʕad''), imperative of {{m|ar|بَعِدَ|t=to go away}}.<ref name="arabismos">{{cite-web |es |url=http://revistas.rae.es/bilrae/article/view/285/716 |title=Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española |work=NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014 |last=Corriente |first=Federico |date=2019-03-11 |publisher={{w|Royal Spanish Academy}} |accessdate=10 January 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217064943/http://revistas.rae.es/bilrae/article/view/285/716 |archivedate=17 December 2020 }}</ref> As both words have the same meaning and could both easily have yielded {{m+|es||aba}}, it is hardly possible to decide.

===Pronunciation===
* {{es-IPA}}
* {{homophones|es|haba}}

===Interjection===
{{head|es|interjection|head=¡aba!}}

# [[caution]]!, [[watch out]]!

===References===
<references />

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

==Sumerian==

===Romanization===
{{sux-rom}}

# {{romanization of|sux|𒀊|tr=aba}}

==Swazi==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ss|bnt-pro|*-gàba}}.

===Verb===
{{ss-verb|ába}}

# {{lb|ss|transitive}} to [[share]]
# {{lb|ss|transitive}} to [[distribute]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|ss|verb}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|abâ}}

====Adjective====
{{tl-adj|abâ|b=+}}

# [[poor]], [[indigent]]
#: {{syn|tl|dukha|maralita|hirap|mahirap}}
#: {{ux|tl|Tulungan natin ang mga '''aba'''ng pamilya.|Let's help the poor families.}}
# [[humble]]; [[ordinary]]
#: {{syn|tl|karaniwan|pangkaraniwan}}
# [[oppressed]], [[abused]]
#: {{syn|tl|api|inapi|api-apihan}}
# [[unfortunate]]
#: {{syn|tl|kaawa-awa}}
# [[mean]], [[despicable]]
#: {{syn|tl|hamak}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|tl|abain|abang-aba|kaaba-aba|kaabaan|magpakaaba|pagkaaba|pagpapakaaba|sa aba|sa aba ko|sa aba mo}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*abá}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|abá<audio:Tl-PH-aba.ogg>}}

====Interjection====
{{tl-head|interjection|abá|b=+}}

# {{n-g|an exclamation of [[surprise]], [[wonder]], or [[admiration]]; [[wow]]}}
#: {{syn|tl|naku|adyaw|q2=Rizal}}
#: {{ux|tl|'''Aba!''' Bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi?|t='''Hey!''' How come you only said it now?}}
#: {{ux|tl|'''Aba!''' Ikaw ang bahala.|t='''Well!''' Do as you please.}}
#: {{ux|tl|'''Aba''' oo.|t='''But '''of course.}}

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{alt|tl|ba}}

===Etymology 3===
{{bor+|tl|es|ave}}, from {{der|tl|la|avē|t=hello, hail}}. The senses {{m-g|calling of attention}} could possibly be {{bor+|tl|es|aba||watch out|nocap=1}}, either from {{der|tl|la|apage|t=go away}}, from {{der|tl|grc|άπαγε}}, or from {{der|tl|ar|اِبْعَد|tr=-}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|abá<audio:Tl-PH-aba.ogg>}}

====Interjection====
{{tl-head|interjection|abá|b=+}}

# [[hail]]!
#: {{ux|tl|'''Aba''' Ginoong Maria!|t=Hail Mary!; Ave Maria!}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|tl|Aba Ginoong Maria}}

====Noun====
{{tl-noun|abá|b=+}}

# [[act]] of [[greet]]ing or [[call]]ing the [[attention]] of [[someone]]
#: {{syn|tl|bati|pagbati}}
# [[reminder]] or [[call]] of [[attention]] for [[someone]] about [[something]]
#: {{syn|tl|banggit|ino|pagbanggit|pag-ino}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|tl|abahin}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}
* {{R:map:ACD|abá}}
* {{R:tl:Hispanismos 1972|page=1|q=abá!}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=aab|aab}}

==Tatar==

===Noun===
{{head|tt|noun}}

# {{spelling of|tt|Latin|аба}}

==Ternate==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|[ˈa.ba]}}

===Noun===
{{head|tft|noun}}

# [[father]]
#: {{syn|tft|baba}}

===References===
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tr|/ɑbɑ/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*apa||mother, elder sister, aunt}}.

====Noun====
{{tr-noun|yı|lar}}

# {{lb|tr|dialectal}} [[elder]] [[sister]]
# {{lb|tr|dialectal}} [[mother]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|tr|ar|عَبَاءَة}}.

====Noun====
{{tr-noun|yı|lar}}

# [[felt]] (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|tr|aba güreşi}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|tr|ota|آبا|tr=aba}}, from {{der|tr|ar|آباء}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|tr|/ɑːbɑː/}}

====Noun====
{{head|tr|noun}}

# {{lb|tr|archaic}} [[fathers]]
# {{lb|tr|archaic}} [[ancestors]], [[forefathers]]
# {{lb|tr|archaic}} [[Christian]] [[monks]]

=====Declension=====
{{tr-infl-noun-v|a|poss=1}}

===Etymology 4===

====Noun====
{{head|tr|noun form}}

# {{inflection of|tr|ab||dat|s}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:tr:TDK}}

==Venetan==

===Noun===
{{vec-noun|ab|f|a|e}} {{tlb|vec|Belluno}}

# {{alt form of|vec|acua}}

===References===
* {{R:vec:Galepin|1}}

==Weyewa==

===Noun===
{{head|wew|noun}}

# {{lb|wew|Loli}} [[fat]]
# {{lb|wew|Loli}} [[mouth]]

===References===
* {{r:wew:loli}}

==Wutunhua==

===Etymology===
From {{der|wuh|cmn|-}} {{zh-l|阿爸}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|wuh|[apa]}}

===Noun===
{{head|wuh|noun}}

# [[father]]
#: {{syn|wuh|ha}}
#: {{cot|wuh|ana|ma}}

===References===
{{R:wuh:Sandman}}

{{C|wuh|Family|People}}

==Xhosa==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàba}}.

====Verb====
{{xh-verb|aba}}

# {{lb|xh|transitive}} to [[share]]
# {{lb|xh|transitive}} to [[distribute]]

=====Inflection=====
{{rfinfl|xh|verb}}

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|xh}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|xh|[âːɓa]}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|xh|pronoun|cat2=demonstrative pronouns|head=âba}}

# [[these]]; {{n-g|class 2 proximal demonstrative.}}

==Yoruba==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|àbá}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|àbá}}

# [[idea]], [[suggestion]]

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|abà}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|abà}}

# [[barn]], [[village]]
#: {{syn|yo|ahéré}}
#: {{syn|yo|abúlé}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{affix|yo|à-|ba|t1=nominalizing prefix|id1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to brood, to incubate}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|àba}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|àba}}

# [[incubation]]

===Etymology 4===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|abá}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|abá}}

# type of [[mat]]
#: {{syn|yo|ẹní}}

===Etymology 5===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|àbá}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|àbá}}

# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} [[father]]
#: {{syn|yo|bàbá|aba}}
#: {{ant|yo|iye|eye}}
# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} a term of [[familiarity]] or [[respect]] for an [[older]] [[man]] or [[male]] [[relative]]
#: {{syn|yo|bàbá|aba}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|yo|{{l|yo|ababa|t=grandfather, paternal grandfather}}}}
{{der2|yo|{{l|yo|abaye|t=grandfather, maternal grandfather}}
}}

==Zaghawa==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|zag|/ʔaba/}}

===Noun===
{{head|zag|noun}}

# [[father]]
# [[paternal uncle]] (among the wegi clan); [[maternal uncle]] (sometimes)

====Usage notes====
* Sense 2 refers to blood relations only
* Most often used as a form of address, rather than a noun proper.

===See also===
* [[kisir#Zaghawa|kisir]]

===References===
* ''[http://www.tchad.org/zaghawa/Beria-Eng-BDict.pdf Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary] [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad''

==Zazaki==

===Noun===
{{zza-noun|f}}

# [[felt]] (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)

==Zulu==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*-gàba}}.

===Verb===
{{zu-verb|aba}}

# {{lb|zu|transitive}} to [[divide]], to [[apportion]], to [[distribute]]
# {{lb|zu|transitive}} to [[share]]

====Inflection====
{{zu-infl-verb|L}}

====Derived terms====
{{zu-dverbs|appl=abela|caus=abisa|intn=abisisa|neut=abeka|pasv=abiwa|reci=abana}}
* {{l|zu|umabi}}
* {{l|zu|umabo}}

===References===
* {{R:zu:ZED||6.3}}