Abia

From an acronym of four most populated towns in the state at its creation, Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo. Afikpo is now in Ebonyi state

Abia

1. A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital: Umuahia. Largest city: Aba.

• AABI, BAAI, AAIB, IABA

Borrowed from Latin Abīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀβῑᾱ́ (Abīā́), from Hebrew אֲבִיָה (ʾĂḇiyyā́, “worshipper of Jah”)

Abia m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abias)

1. a male given name from Hebrew

Abia m

1. a male given name

Abia f

1. a female given name

• Baia, baia

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀβῑᾱ́ (Abīā́), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִיָּה (ʾĂḇiyyā́, “worshipper of Jah”).

• Ābīas

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aːˈbiː.a/, [äːˈbiːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈbi.a/, [äˈbiːä]

Ābīa m sg (variously declined, genitive Ābīa or Ābīae); indeclinable, first declension

1. Abijah

Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun, singular only.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβία (Abía).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.a/, [ˈäbiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.a/, [ˈäːbiä]

Abia f sg (genitive Abiae); first declension

1. a town of Messenia situated near the borders with Laconia

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.aː/, [ˈäbiäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.a/, [ˈäːbiä]

Abiā f

1. ablative of Abia

• “Abia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

From English Abia, ultimately from an acronym of four most populated towns in the state at its creation, Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo.

• IPA^(key): /á.bí.á/

Ábíá

1. A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Aba.