# abad
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آباد (âbâd).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑˈbɑd]
* Audio (Baku):(file)
* Hyphenation: a‧bad

### Adjective

abad (comparative daha abad, superlative ən abad)
* well-furnished, well-equipped, well-organized, comfortable
* nice-looking, appealing (of cities, parks, public spaces etc.)
* inhabited, populated

#### Derived terms

* abadlıq, abadanlıq (“well-equippedness, appealing appearance”)
* abadlaşmaq, abadanlaşmaq (“to become well-equipped”)
** abadlaşdırmaq, abadanlaşdırmaq (“to make specious”)

## Breton
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *abad, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑː.bat/

### Noun

abad m (plural ebed or abaded)
* abbot

#### Derived terms

* abadez

## Fala
### Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish abad.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbad/
* Rhymes: -ad
* Syllabification: a‧bad

### Noun

abad m (plural abadis, feminine abadesa or abadesha, feminine plural abadesas or abadeshas)
* abbot

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abad.

### Noun

abád
* abbot

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَد (ʔabad, “eternity, eternal duration”) via Malay abad

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈabad/ [ˈa.bat̪̚]
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: a‧bad

### Noun

abad (plural abad-abad)
* (literally) century, a period of 100 consecutive years
    batu nisan itu diperkirakan berumur satu abad ― that tombstone is approximately a century years old
* age, an uncertain or undetermined of time
* (uncommon) eternal era
    Synonym: abadiah

#### Derived terms

* berabad-abad
* seabad
* abad angkasa
* abad dua puluh
* abad jet
* abad keemasan
* abad komputer
* abad mesin
* abad modern
* Abad Pertengahan
* abad purba
* abad yang lalu

### References

* ↑ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

### Further reading

* “abad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

abad
* Romanization of ꦲꦧꦢ꧀

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَد (ʔabad).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a.bat]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -bat, -at
* Hyphenation: a‧bad

### Noun

abad (Jawi spelling ابد, plural abad-abad, informal 1st possessive abadku, 2nd possessive abadmu, 3rd possessive abadnya)
* A century (period of 100 years).
    Synonym: kurun
    dua abad ― two centuries
    abad ke-21 ― the 21st century

#### Affixations

* berabad-abad

#### Compounds

* abad al-abid
* abad emas
* abad pertengahan
* abad tengah

### Further reading

* abad on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ms}$
* “abad” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

### Anagrams

* adab, bada, daba

## Maranao
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

abad
* eternity

#### Derived terms

* abadan

## Old English
### Etymology

From ābīdan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːˌbɑːd/

### Verb

ābād
* past singular of ābīdan

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish abad, abbat, from Latin abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abate.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbad/ [aˈβ̞að̞]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ad
* Syllabification: a‧bad

### Noun

abad m (plural abades)
* abbot

#### Related terms

* abacial
* abadengo
* abadesa
* abadía
* abadiato
* abate

#### Descendants

* → Basque: abade
* → Hiligaynon: abad
* → Tagalog: abad

### Further reading

* “abad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈbad/ [ʔɐˈbad̪̚]
* Rhymes: -ad
* Syllabification: a‧bad

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish abad (“abbot”), from Old Spanish abad, abbat, from Latin abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abate.

#### Noun

abád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜇ᜔) (Christianity)
* abbot

##### Related terms

* Abad
* abadesa
* abadiya
* abadyato

#### See also

* prelado

### Etymology 2

From apheresis of sabad.

#### Noun

abád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜇ᜔)
* thwarting; foiling; failure
    Synonyms: pagbigo, pagkabigo, pagsugpo, pagkasugpo

#### Adjective

abád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜇ᜔)
* thwarted; foiled; unsuccessful
    Synonym: bigo

### Further reading

* “abad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 1

## Uzbek
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَد (ʔabad).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [æbæd̪]

### Noun

abad (plural abadlar)
* eternity

#### Related terms

* abadiy
* abadiylashtirmoq
* abadiyat

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Middle Welsh abat, from Proto-Brythonic *abad, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father”).

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈabad/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈa(ː)bad/
* Rhymes: -abad

### Noun

abad m (plural abadau)
* abbot

#### Derived terms

* abadaeth (“abbotship”)
* abades (“abbes”)
* abatir (“abbey land”)
* abaty (“abbey”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “abad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
* ↑ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 1