Meanings
proper noun
alternative Abu Zabi · alternative Abu Zaby · alternative Abū Ẓaby
- The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
Abu Dhabi has even branded itself “the capital of capital.”
2025 May 11, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, “Trump is visiting three of the world’s richest nations. Here’s what’s on their wish list”, in CNN- metonymicallyThe Emirati government.
- An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf.
Origin
- Arabicأَبُو ظَبْي“father of the gazelle”
- EnglishAbu Dhabi
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “father of the gazelle”). The first word Abu is related to abba. See abbot, Abraham for more.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Aboe Dhabi
- Aboe Dhabicapital of UAE
Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي, إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي
- أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby)capital of UAE
- إِمَارَة أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔimārat ʔabū ẓaby)emirate
Bengali আবুধাবি
- আবুধাবি (abudhabi)capital of UAE
Bulgarian Абу̀ Да̀би, Абу́ Да̀би
- Абу̀ Да̀би (Abù Dàbi)capital of UAE
- Абу́ Да̀би (Abú Dàbi)emirate
Chinese Cantonese 阿布扎比, 阿布扎比市
- 阿布扎比 (aa³ bou³ zaat³ bei²)capital of UAE
- 阿布扎比市 (aa³ bou³ zaat³ bei² si⁵)capital of UAE
Chinese Mandarin 阿布扎比
- 阿布扎比 (Ābùzābǐ)capital of UAE
Czech Abú Zabí, Abú Dhabí
- Abú Zabícapital of UAE
- Abú Dhabícapital of UAE
Danish Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Dutch Abu Dhabi, Aboe Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
- Aboe Dhabicapital of UAE
Esperanto Abu-Dabio, Abudabio
- Abu-Dabiocapital of UAE
- Abudabiocapital of UAE
- Abudabioemirate
Estonian Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Finnish Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
- Abu Dhabiemirate
French Abou Dabi, Abou Dhabi
- Abou Dabicapital of UAE
- Abou Dhabicapital of UAE
German Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Greek Άμπου Ντάμπι
- Άμπου Ντάμπι (Ámpou Ntámpi)capital of UAE
Hebrew אַבּוּ דַּאבִּי
- אַבּוּ דַּאבִּי (ábu dábi)capital of UAE
Hindi अबू धाबी
- अबू धाबी (abū dhābī)capital of UAE
Hungarian Abu-Dzabi
- Abu-Dzabicapital of UAE
Icelandic Abú Dabí
- Abú Dabícapital of UAE
Indonesian Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Irish Abú Daibí, Abú Daibí
- Abú Daibícapital of UAE
- Abú Daibíemirate
Italian Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Japanese アブダビ
- アブダビ (Abudabi)capital of UAE
Korean 아부다비
- 아부다비 (Abudabi)capital of UAE
Latvian Abū Dabī
- Abū Dabīcapital of UAE
Lithuanian Abu Dabis
- Abu Dabiscapital of UAE
Malay Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Norwegian Bokmål Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Persian ابوظبی, امارت ابوظبی
- ابوظبی (abuzabi)capital of UAE
- امارت ابوظبی (emârat-e abuzabi)emirate
Polish Abu Zabi
- Abu Zabicapital of UAE
Portuguese Abu Dhabi, Abu Dabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
- Abu Dabicapital of UAE
Romanian Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Russian А́бу-Да́би, А́бу-Да́би
- А́бу-Да́би (Ábu-Dábi)capital of UAE
- А́бу-Да́би (Ábu-Dábi)emirate
Slovak Abú Zabí, Abú Dábí
- Abú Zabícapital of UAE
- Abú Dábícapital of UAE
Spanish Abu Dabi
- Abu Dabicapital of UAE
Swedish Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Tagalog Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabicapital of UAE
Tamil அபுதாபி
- அபுதாபி (aputāpi)capital of UAE
Thai อาบูดาบี
- อาบูดาบี (aa-buu-daa-bii)capital of UAE
Turkish Abu Dabi
- Abu Dabicapital of UAE
Ukrainian А́бу-Да́бі
- А́бу-Да́бі (Ábu-Dábi)capital of UAE
Urdu ابو ظہبی, ابوظہبی
- ابو ظہبی (abū zahabī)capital of UAE
- ابوظہبی (abūzahabī)capital of UAE
Vietnamese A-bu Đa-bi
- A-bu Đa-bicapital of UAE
Yiddish אַבו דאַבי
- אַבו דאַבי (abu dabi)capital of UAE
Cite this entry
APA
Abu Dhabi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abu%20Dhabi
MLA
“Abu Dhabi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abu%20Dhabi. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abu Dhabi,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abu%20Dhabi.
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