Abraham
Etymology
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Antički Grčki Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrejski אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrejski אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Dubleti of Ibrahim.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) MFA(ključ): /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/, (rare) /ˈɑː.bɹə.hæm/
- (US) MFA(ključ): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
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- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch who preached monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac and the Arab patriarch Ishmael. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 17:5, column 2:
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- 1980, Werner Keller, The Bible as History (tr. by William Neil), chapter 7, page 93:
- As one would expect of caravan people around 1900 B.C., the caravan people depicted in the Khnum-hotpe grave had donkeys, whereas the Bible says that Abraham and his people, who according to the traditional interpretation are supposed to have lived at the same period, already possessed camels.
- A male given name from Hebrew. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- "Lincoln wasn't a Jew, was he?" he said. "I'm sure not," I said. […] "The name Abraham is very suspicious, to say the least," said Goebbels. "I'm sure his parents didn't realize that it was a Jewish name," I said. "They must have just liked the sound of it. They were simple frontier people. If they'd known the name was Jewish, I'm sure they would have called him something more American, like George or Stanley or Fred."
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- A patronymic prezime. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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Noun
Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.[2][3]
- Sinonim: slopshop
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 7
- ↑ “Abraham” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, page 7.
- ↑ Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues[1], volume 1, page 9
Catalan
Etymology
Naučene pozajmice od Late Latin Ābrahām, from Antički Grčki Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrejski אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham
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Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
From Engleski Abraham and Španski Abraham, from Late Latin Ābraham, from Antički Grčki Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrejski אַבְרָהָם (avrahám, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham
Proper noun
Abraham
- a male given name from English.
- (biblical) Abraham
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m anim
- (biblical) Abraham (a prophet in the Old Testament)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Engleski Abraham.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abraham | Abrahamové |
genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamů |
dative | Abrahamovi, Abrahamu | Abrahamům |
accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamy |
vocative | Abrahame | Abrahamové |
locative | Abrahamovi, Abrahamu | Abrahamech |
instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamy |
Further reading
- Abraham in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Abrahám in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latinski Ābrahām, from Antički Grčki Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- Abraham (Biblical character, presented as ancestral to many western Semitic peoples)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Engleski Abraham.
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Ewe
Izgovor
Vlastita imenica
Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham.
Quotations
- Eʋe Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham
Pronunciation
- MFA(ključ): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
- MFA(ključ): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
- a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham
Related terms
Icelandic
Proper noun
- a male given name
Declension
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) MFA(ključ): /ˈaː.bra.haːm/
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) MFA(ključ): /ˈa.bra.am/, [ˈaː.bra.am]
Proper noun
Abraham
- (biblical) Abraham
- Šablon:RQ:Vulgate
- nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.
- Šablon:RQ:Vulgate
Declension
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References
- “Abraham”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Abraham in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Maltese
Etymology
From Italijanski Abramo, from Latinski Ābrahām, from Antički Grčki Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrejski אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
- Lua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:labels/data/lang/mt' not found. Abraham (male personal name)
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English Abraham
Proper noun
Abraham
- Abraham (prophet)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Engleski Abraham.
Descendants
- Engleski: Abraham
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Declension
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Pozajmljeno od Late Latin Ābraham, from Antički Grčki Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrejski אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m pers
- (biblical) Abraham
- (rare) a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abraham | Abrahamowie |
genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
dative | Abrahamowi | Abrahamom |
accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamami |
locative | Abrahamie | Abrahamach |
vocative | Abrahamie | Abrahamowie |
Further reading
- Abraham in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Abraham in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Proper noun
Abraham
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
MFA(ključ): /aˈbɾam/, [aˈβɾãm] MFA(ključ): /abɾaˈam/, [aβɾaˈãm]
Proper noun
Abraham m
- (biblical) Abraham
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5:
- Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes.
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5:
- (rare) a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham
Proper noun
Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)
- a male given name, equivalent to Engleski Abraham.
- (biblical) Abraham
- Engleski govor
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