# аба
## Abaza
### Noun

аба • (aba)
* father

## Abkhaz
### Adjective

а-ба́ • (a-bá)
* dry

#### Synonyms

* а-ҩа́ (a-jʷá)

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (aba), itself from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐˈba]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

аба́ • (abá) f (relational adjective абе́н, diminutive аби́ца or аби́чка)
* frieze, homespun, coarse woollen cloth
* cloak

#### Derived terms

* абаджи́я (abadžíja, “cloak-maker”)
* абя́н (abján)

### References

* “аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “аба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “аба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 1

## Buryat
### Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠪᠤ (abu), from Middle Mongol [Term?], Proto-Mongolic *abu. Cognate with Mongolian аав (aav), Kalmyk аав (aav), Dongxiang aba, awi, East Yugur awa, Mongghul aaba, Khitan [script needed] (ay).

### Noun

аба • (aba) ($^{???}$ please provide spelling!)
* (informal) dad
    Synonym: эсэгэ (esege)

## Kamassian
### Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar аба (aba) and dialectal Khakas аба (aba).

### Noun

аба (aba)
* father

#### Derived terms

* ургаба (urgaba)

### References

* Donner, Kai R. (1944) “å̀bå”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

## Kazakh

Alternative scripts :
| Arabic | ابا |
| Cyrillic | аба |
| Latin | aba |
| Yañalif | aʙa |

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

аба • (aba)
* corral
* bark

### Etymology 2

From Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

#### Noun

аба • (aba)
* cape

##### Declension
## Khakas
### Etymology

Compare Chuvash упа (up̬a).

### Noun

аба • (aba)
* bear (mammal)

#### Declension
## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈwɑ/
* Hyphenation: а‧ба

### Noun

аба • (aba) (Arabic spelling ابا)
* air

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaba]

### Noun

аба • (aba) f
* abaya (woollen cloth, top (cloth))

#### Declension
### References

* “аба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

#### Alternative forms

* абба́ (abbá)
* габа́ (gabá)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐˈba]

#### Noun

аба́ • (abá) f inan (genitive абы́, uncountable)
* aba, a coarse woven cloth
* a cloak-like garment made from aba

##### Derived terms

* абиный (abinyj)

##### See also

* сукно́ (suknó), ткань (tkanʹ)
* наки́дка (nakídka), плащ (plašč)

#### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “аба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

### Etymology 2

Limited spread suggests Bashkir аба (aba, “expression of surprise, indignation”), Chuvash апа (ap̬a, “expression of surprise, indignation”).

#### Alternative forms

* абба́ (abbá)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐˈba]

#### Interjection

аба́ • (abá)
* (dialectal, Ural) Well, I never! (expression of surprise)
    Synonym: неуже́ли (neužéli)

### Etymology 3

From dialectal Tatar аба (aba). According to Anikin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *aba (“father, bear”), Proto-Mongolic *aba (“father”) > Mongolian ав (av). See also а́ва (áva), апа (apa).
Also compare Old East Slavic абба (abba).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈabə]

#### Noun

а́ба • (ába) f anim (genitive а́бы, nominative plural а́бы, genitive plural аб)
* (dialectal, Omsk) elder sister
* (dialectal, Omsk) father's sister

##### References

* Anikin, A. E. (2007) “аба”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 61

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

### Noun

аба f (Latin spelling aba)
* aba

## Tabasaran
### Noun

аба • (aba)
* father

## Tatar

Other scripts :
| Cyrillic | ‍ |
| Zamanälif | aba‍ |
| Jaŋalif | |
| Yaña imlâ | ‍ |

### Noun

аба • (aba)
* (dialectal) father

#### Declension
## Tofa
### Noun

аба (aba)
* mother

## Udi
### Etymology

From Aghwan 𐔰𐔰 (aa). For the -в- (-v-) in the Nij form compare абазакӏ (abazaḳ).

### Adjective

аба • (aba) (Vartashen)
* knowledgeable

#### Alternative forms

* ава (ava) — Nij

### Further reading

* Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-76
* Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “аба”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎, Baku: Academy Press, page 31

## Yakut
### Etymology

From ап (ap).

### Noun

аба • (aba)
* (medicine) poison
    Synonym: дьаат (jaat)
* (figurative) bitterness, outrage, rancor

#### Derived terms

* аба-сата (aba-sata, “anger, indignation”)
* аба-сүттү (aba-süttü, “annoyance, resentment”)