אבוב

Aramaic

Noun

אַבּוּב, אַבּוּבָא • (transliteration needed) ?

  1. reed, flute
  2. pipe, tube

References
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons

Hebrew

Etymology

Most likely a loan word from Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (GI.GID2, GI.BU /embūbu, enbūbu, ebbūbu/, “flute”), which probably derived from base "n-b-b" (to be hollow). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب‎ (ʾunbūb, “pipe, tube”). [1]

Pronunciation

Noun

אַבּוּב or אִיבּוּב • (abúv or ibúv) m

  1. (modern, אַבּוּב only) Oboe.
  2. reed, flute
  3. pipe, tube

Derived terms

References
  1. Klein, Ernest. 1987. "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English". The University of Haifa.
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