Abu Dhabi

• Abu Zabi, Abu Zaby, Abū Ẓaby (stricter transliterations)

From Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/, /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/^[1][2]

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Abu Dhabi

2. The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
4. 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

• Abu Dhabi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˌabuˈdaːbi/
• IPA^(key): /ˌabuˈdabi/ (rare; learned)

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Abu Dhabi n (proper noun, genitive Abu Dhabis or (optionally with an article) Abu Dhabi)

1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)

Abu Dhabi f

1. Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
2. Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates)