Abu Dhabi

== English == === Alternative forms === Abu Zabi, Abu Zaby, Abū Ẓaby (stricter transliterations) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/ === Proper noun === Abu Dhabi The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf. Holonym: United Arab Emirates Coordinate terms: Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Abu Dhabi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Etymology === From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby), probably in part through English Abu Dhabi, as the transliteration dh for Arabic ظ (ẓ) is not common in German. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌabuˈdaːbi/ IPA(key): /ˌabuˈdabi/ (rare; learned) === Proper noun === Abu Dhabi n (proper noun, genitive Abu Dhabis or (optionally with an article) Abu Dhabi) Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf) Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates) ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Abu Dhabi f alternative form of Abudábi. == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˌbudaˈbi/ Rhymes: -i Hyphenation: A‧bu Dha‧bí === Proper noun === Abu Dhabi n Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates) Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Abu Dhabi”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026