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aftab

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay aftab, from Classical Malay افتب (aftab), from Classical Persian آفتاب (āftāb), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾptʾb /⁠āftāb⁠/, sunshine), from Proto-Iranian *abi-tāpáh; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (to heat, to be warm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaf.tab/, [ˈaf.t̪ap̚]
  • Hyphenation: af‧tab
  • Rhymes: -tap, -ap, -p

Proper noun

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aftab

  1. (archaic) sun

Synonyms

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Further reading

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