Abaddir

abaddir Latin Alternative forms la Ābadir Etymology Probably from la xpu 𐤀𐤁𐤀𐤃𐤓 ʾabʾadir mighty father, a title bestowed by the Carthaginians on gods of the first order.Abadir or Abaddir The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/did2222.0003.473/--abadir-or-abaddir?rgn=main;view=fulltext 22 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220222033338/https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/did2222.0003.473/--abadir-or-abaddir?rgn=main;view=fulltext 22 February 2022 Abadir or Abaddir, word composed of two Phoenician terms. It means magnificent father, a title the Carthaginians gave to gods of the first order.abaddir North African Names from Latin Sources http://www.punic.co.uk/phoenician/latnames/latnames.html 22 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220222033901/http://www.punic.co.uk/phoenician/latnames/latnames.html 22 February 2022 Priscianus 47, 153, 234, 313; cf. Jongeling JEOL xxix 1985--1986 (1987) 130 n. 21: abaddir probably = ʾb ʾdr, "mighty father", (this explanation already with Gesenius, Monumenta 384) Pronunciation Ābaddir Proper noun Ābaddir<0> n A Punic deity. References Further reading la Ancient Africa Gods