Abu Dhabi en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/ (US)
- /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/ (US)
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- /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”). The first word Abu is related to abba. See abbot, Abraham for more.
Meanings
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The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
Abu Dhabi has even branded itself “the capital of capital.”
2025 May 11, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, “Trump is visiting three of the world’s richest nations. Here’s what’s on their wish list”, in CNN:
- (metonymically) The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate. ▸ The Emirati government.
- An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Zabi | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Abu Zaby | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Abū Ẓaby | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Holonyms
Translations (102)
aa Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · bg Абу́ Да̀би (emirate) · he אַבּוּ דַּאבִּי (capital of UAE) · sh Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · sk Abú Dábí (capital of UAE) · eo Abu-Dabio (capital of UAE) · el Άμπου Ντάμπι (capital of UAE) · yi אַבו דאַבי (capital of UAE) · ru А́бу-Да́би (capital of UAE) · be А́бу-Да́бі (capital of UAE) · km អាប៊ុយដាប៊ី (capital of UAE) · ro Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · tt Әбу-Даби (capital of UAE) · ar أَبُو ظَبْي (capital of UAE) · cs Abú Dhabí (capital of UAE) · ar إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي (emirate) · id Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · lt Abu Dabis (capital of UAE) · pl Abu Zabi (capital of UAE) · ps ابوظبي (capital of UAE) · hi अबू धाबी (capital of UAE) · as আবু জাবী (capital of UAE) · ug ئەبۇ زەبى ئەمىرلىكى (emirate) · sl Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · hy Աբու Դաբի (capital of UAE) · ta அபுதாபி (capital of UAE) · cs Abú Zabí (capital of UAE) · as আবু ঢাবী (capital of UAE) · kk Абу-Даби (capital of UAE) · ru А́бу-Да́би (emirate) · ms Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · aii ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼ ܛܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ (capital of UAE) · io Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · es Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · mk Абу Даби (capital of UAE) · tr Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · bn আবুধাবি (capital of UAE) · hu Abu-Dzabi (capital of UAE) · ur ابو ظہبی (capital of UAE) · pt Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · tg Иморати Абузабӣ (emirate) · bg Абу̀ Да̀би (capital of UAE) · tl Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · nn Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · de Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · et Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · fy Abû Daby (emirate) · fr Abou Dhabi (capital of UAE) · fa ابوظبی (capital of UAE) · vro Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · mt Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · ja アブダビ (capital of UAE) · fy Abû Daby (capital of UAE) · uk А́бу-Да́бі (capital of UAE) · nl Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · mr अबू धाबी (capital of UAE) · mr अबू धाबी (emirate) · ko 아부다비 (capital of UAE) · is Abú Dabí (capital of UAE) · mn Абу-Даби (capital of UAE) · yue 阿布扎比 (capital of UAE) · eo Abudabio (emirate) · ug ئەبۇ زەبى (capital of UAE) · nl Aboe Dhabi (capital of UAE) · gl Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · hy Աբու Դաբի (emirate) · ga Abú Daibí (capital of UAE) · yue 阿布扎比市 (capital of UAE) · af Aboe Dhabi (capital of UAE) · bo ཨ་པོའུ་དྷ་པེ (capital of UAE) · fi Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · lv Abū Dabī (capital of UAE) · it Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · rsk Абу Даби (capital of UAE) · sq Abu Dabi (capital of UAE) · si අබුඩාබි (capital of UAE) · da Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · fa امارت ابوظبی (emirate) · my အဘူဒါဘီမြို့ (capital of UAE) · th อาบูดาบี (capital of UAE) · sk Abú Zabí (capital of UAE) · eo Abudabio (capital of UAE) · uz Abu-Dabi (capital of UAE) · fr Abou Dabi (capital of UAE) · ga Abú Daibí (emirate) · cmn 阿布扎比 (capital of UAE) · lo ອາບູດາບີ (capital of UAE) · az Əbu-Dabi (capital of UAE) · vi A-bu Đa-bi (capital of UAE) · pt Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · sh Абу Даби (capital of UAE) · ast Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · kmr Ebû Zebî (capital of UAE) · ky Абу-Даби (capital of UAE) · tg Абузабӣ (capital of UAE) · tk Abu-Dabi (capital of UAE) · am አቡ ዳቢ (capital of UAE) · ka აბუ-დაბი (capital of UAE) · ur ابوظہبی (capital of UAE) · nb Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · sv Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) · ba Әбү-Дәби (capital of UAE)