ʾbb

To blossom (?).

1.

a. Abib, from Hebrew ʾābîb, young barley, spring, a month name;

b. Tel Aviv, from Hebrew tēl ʾābîb, barley tell (see tll).

2. Addis Ababa, from Amharic addis abäba, new flower, from abäba, flower, from abbäbä, to blossom (addis, new; see ḥdṯ).

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