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Alternative spellings
Abram
Ibrahim

Etymology
From LL. #Latin|Abraham < AGr. polytonic|�β�αάμ (Abraam) < Hebr. ��ר��|�ַ�ְרָ�ָ� (ʾA�r�h�m). Glossed as ��|�ָ� (av 'father') + ���� (hamon 'multitude') "father of a multitude (of nations)" in Genesis; or from Hebrew ��ר�|�ַ�ְרָ�, 'exalted father' or '[my] father is exalted', from ��|�ָ� (av 'father') + ר�|רָ� (ram 'high', 'lofty').

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�eɪbr�hæm/ or /���br�hæm/
italbrac|US IPA|/�eɪbr�hæm/, SAMPA|/"eIbr@h{m/
audio|en-us-Abraham.ogg|Audio (US)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. context|Judaism|Christianity|Islam A prophet in the Old Testament and Koran; the Semitic patriarch, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac (by his wife Sarah) and the Arab patriarch Ishmael (by his concubine Hagar).
2. given name|male|from Hebrew|.
3. A surname.

Synonyms
italbrac|Semitic patriarch: Abram

Derived terms
Abrahamic

Spanish: #Spanish|Abraham, Abrahán
Swedish: Abraham
Turkish: Ä°brahim
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Spanish: Abraham, Abrahán
Swedish: Abraham
Turkish: Ä°brahim
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trans-top|variants and pet forms
Bosnian: Ibro, Ibran, Ibrica
Dutch: Ab, Ap, Appie, Bram, Brammetje, Brampie, Abram
English: Abe, Abey, Bram
Finnish: Aabraham, Abraham
German: Abe, Abel, Abi, Bram, Abbe, Abbo
Hebrew: ��� (Avi)
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Hungarian: �bris
Irish: Abraham, Abram, Bram
Russian: �в�ам (Abrám), �б�ам (Abrám), �б�а�а (Abráša)
Scottish Gaelic: Abraham
Slovak: Abrahám
Swedish: Abbe
Turkish: Ä°bo
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trans-top|surname
Danish: Abraham
Esperanto: Abraham
French: Abraham
Hebrew: ��ר��|�ַ�ְרָ�ָ� (Avraham)
Hindi: �ब�राहम (abr�ham)
Icelandic: Abraham m
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Interlingua: Abraham
Italian: Abramo m
Marathi: �ब�राहम (abr�ham)
Portuguese: Abraão
Swedish: Abraham
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Ewe

Proper noun
Abraham

1. #English|Abraham (Biblical character)

Quotations
E�e Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) &mdash; Eyata wòmagay� wò bena Abram akp� o, ke bo� Abraham anye wò �k�. Mose I 17:5

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Latin

Proper noun
Abraham

1. #English|Abraham (Biblical character)

Spanish

Alternative spellings
Abrahán

Proper noun
Abraham

1. #English|Abraham (Biblical character)

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Category:Spanish proper nouns
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