Ab

Hen Linge

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book The Time of Contempt.

Source Spelling

abb

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈab/

Orthographic Form

abb

Noun

ab (class 3 singular, plural abana)

1. delta (mouth or opening of a river)

Yulish

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈab/

Noun

ab (indefinite plain/vocative singular, indefinite vocative plural)

1. father, dad

Inflection

	Indefinite		Definite
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Plain	ab	abip	aba	abiva
Objective	abin	abim	abinna	abimma
Vocative	ab		abish	abiship

Possessed forms of ab Singular Plural First Person abi abim Second Person abla apfa Third Person abish abir

Derived Terms

• abi

 

Translations

Sense: male parent

• Astapori Valyrian: kiba
• Bodzvokhan: bokh
• Castithan: tando, tato (informal), vavo (informal), fandandazwo (formal), tandabolo (head of the household)
• Dothraki: ave
• Irathient: zbaba (Irathient), hababa (non-Irathient), baba (informal)
• Hen Linge: veir
• High Valyrian: kepa
• Kinuk'aaz: bem
• Lishepus: pacheru
• Meereenese Valyrian: kiv
• Munja'kin: tata
• Noalath: load
• Övüsi: abo
• Ravkan: borov
• Shiväisith: roon
• Sondiv: bor
• Trigedasleng: nontu
• Veda: az
• Yulish: ab, abi (informal)

Creation and Usage Notes

As with tofil, this word was meant to have "inspired" the Arabic word أَب "father". -David J. Peterson 13:58, 29 January 2021 (PST)