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Abu

proper noun

  1. place name
  2. male given name
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Wiktionary

name

  1. Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

noun

  1. Initialism of anyone but United: a fan who dislikes Manchester United and will support any team that is playing against them.

particle

Etymology: From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū).

  1. 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."