An object or a place may be given a nickname, such as Abu'l hawl, "father of terror", (the Sphinx at Giza).
A man may be described as being the possessor of some quality, as Abu'l Na'ama "father of grace", or "the graceful one" Abu'l Fida, "father of devotion", or "the devout one". In some cases, a man's enemies will refer to him in such a way to besmirch him, e.g. The combination is extended beyond the literal sense: a man may be described as acting as a father in his relation to animals, e.g., Abu Bakr, "the father of a camel's foal" Abu Huraira, "father of kittens". Even a man that is as yet childless may still be known as abū of his father's name, implying that he will yet have a son called after his father. To refer to a man by his fatherhood (of male offspring) is polite, so that ʼabū takes the function of an honorific.
In the construct state, Abū ( أبو) is followed by another word to form a complete name, e.g.: Abu Mazen, another name for Mahmoud Abbas.Ību may be used as a kunya, an honorific. Li- llāhi ʼabū-ka ( للهِ أَبُوكَ) is an expression of praise, meaning "to God is attributable your father".Īs a verb, ʼ-b-w means "to become a father to " ( أَبَوْتُه ʼabawt-uh, "paternity") or "to adopt as a father" ( تأَبَّبَهُ ta'abbaba-hu or اِسْتَأَبَّهُ ista'aba-hu). Ab ( أَب), from a theoretical, abstract form ( آبَاءٌ ʼabawun) ( triliteral ʼ- b- w) is Arabic for " father".
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