أَبَAbu

Example sentences

• تَعْلَمُ مَنْ تُخَاطِبُ مُنْذُ ثَلاَثِ لَيَالٍ يَا أَبَ هُرَيْرَةَ

  You know whom you have been addressing for three nights, O Abu Hurayrah.

  أَبَ — Abu. This is the 'father-of' element of a teknonym (a by-name built from 'father of...'), here in its address shape because the call-particle governs it. It heads the by-name and links to the part after it to form the full nickname of the person hailed.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →

• فَقَالَ لِيَّ أَحَدُهُمْ يَا أَبَ الْقَاسِمُ أَنتَ

  Then one of them said to me, "O Abu al-Qasim, are you?"

  أَبَ — father. 'Father (of)', the lead word of a teknonym (an 'Abu so-and-so' nickname). Standing right after the call-particle, it is in the addressed form, and it leans on the name after it to complete the title 'O father of al-Qasim'.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →