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Definition: Common Semitic noun *^ɔab-, father. 1. Abraham, from Hebrew ^ɔabrāhām, the (divine) father is exalted, from ^ɔab, reduced form of ^ɔāb, father. 2. Job, from Hebrew ^ɔiyyôb, perhaps from an early Northwest Semitic dialectal name meaning «where is the father?», from ^ɔôb, father, of dialectal origin, akin to Hebrew ^ɔāb, father. (Alternatively, ^ɔiyyôb may be akin to Hebrew ^ɔōyēb, enemy; see yb). 3a. Joab, from Hebrew yô^ɔāb, Yahweh (is) father (yô, Yahweh; see hwy); b. Ahab, from Hebrew ^ɔaḥ^ɔāb, father's brother (^ɔaḥ, brother; see ḫ). Both a and b from ^ɔāb, father. 4a. Abigail, from Hebrew ^ɔăbîgayil, my father (is) joy (see gyl); b. Absalom, from Hebrew ^ɔabšālōm, short for ^ɔăbîšālōm, my father (is) peace (šālōm, peace; see šlm). Both a and b from Hebrew ^ɔăbî, shortened form of ^ɔābî, my father, from ^ɔāb, father. 5a. abelmosk, from Arabic ^ɔabū l-musk, source of the musk; b. baobab, from North African Arabic bū ḥibāb, tree of many seeds; c. borage, probably from Arabic bū^caraq, from ^ɔabū ^caraq, father of sweat; d. bwana, from Arabic ^ɔabūnā, our father; e. pataca, from Arabic ^ɔabū ṭāqa, «father of the window,» a type of coin. a–e all from Arabic ^ɔabū, bound form of ^ɔab, father, source. 6a. abba, abbacy, abbatial, abbé, abbess, abbey, abbot, from Aramaic ^ɔabbā, the father, my father, from ^ɔab, father; b. Barabbas, from Aramaic bar-^ɔabbā, son of the father (see bn).