Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَب (ʔab, father) +‎ ـَوـ (-aw-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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أَبَوِيّ (ʔabawiyy) (feminine أَبَوِيَّة (ʔabawiyya))

  1. paternal

Declension

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