Abu
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A language of Papua New Guinea.
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A language of Papua New Guinea.
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A common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic.
There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."
Etymology
From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū).
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Ab, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar.
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From Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu). Compare Av.
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A minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology.
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The ancient Egyptian name for the city of Elephantine, near modern day Aswan.
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A volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan.
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Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan.
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From Japanese 阿武 (Abu).
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Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.