αββο

Bactrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a, “into the water”). Cognate of Sanskrit अप् (ap).

Pronunciation
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): [aːb] or [aːv]
    Note: This word and its derivatives are the only instances in the Bactrian corpus of the sequence -ββ-, which may represent a retained [b].[1]

Noun

αββο (abbo /āb/)

  1. water
    • 757 CE, Dated Document W (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), lines 8–9:
      ασιδο μαχο αστο αββο οδο ζαμιγο αγγαραγο...
      asido maxo asto abbo odo zamigo aggarago...
      Βut we have property — water and (a piece of) land —
Derived terms
  • αββοδαχμο (abbodaxmo)
  • αββολανο (abbolano)

Etymology 2

Either same as above (Compare Middle Persian 𐭠𐭡𐭠𐭭 (ābān, “(the month) of the water(s)”)), or derived from Akkadian 𒌚𒉈 (Abum, “(the month) Abu”),[2] likely via Aramaic אָב (ʾāv).

Proper noun

αββο (abbo /āb/)

  1. Ab (name of a month).
    • 611 CE, Dated Document L (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 1:
      ...μαυο αββο.
      ...mauo abbo.
      ...the month Ab.
  • αβανο (abano)

References
  1. Gholami, Saloumeh (2014) Selected Features of Bactrian Grammar (Göttinger Orientforschungen, III. Reihe: Iranica. Neue Folge; 12)‎, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 33
  2. Sims-Williams, Nicholas, de Blois, François (1996) “The Bactrian Calendar”, in Bulletin of the Asia Institute‎, volume 10, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, a Non-Profit Corporation, page 152,160
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