Abu or ABU may refer to:

Aviation

Airman Battle Uniform The Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) is a U.S. camouflage combat uniform formerly worn by members of the United States Air Force, United States Space Force, and some civilian employees of the United States Department of the Air Force, U.S. Department ...

, a utility uniform of the United States Air Force * IATA airport code for A. A. Bere Tallo Airport in Atambua, Province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

People

Abu (Arabic term) Ab or Av (related to Akkadian ''abu''), sometimes Abba, means "father" in most Semitic languages. Arabic ''’Ab'' (), from a theoretical, abstract form ( ''ʼabaʼun'') (triliteral ʼ- b- w) is Arabic for "father". The dual is ( ''ʼabawān ...

, a kunya when written in the construct state *

Ab (Semitic) Ab or Av (related to Akkadian ''abu''), sometimes Abba, means "father" in most Semitic languages. Arabic ''’Ab'' (), from a theoretical, abstract form ( ''ʼabaʼun'') (triliteral ʼ- b- w) is Arabic for "father". The dual is ( ''ʼabawān ...

, a common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic *

Abu al-Faraj (disambiguation) Abu al-Faraj is a title or given name, derived from the name Faraj, of Arabic origins. During the Middle Ages, the name Abu al-Faraj () was a title for many Arab and Jewish poets and scholars. Notable people named Abu al-Faraj include: *Abu al-Fa ...

Abu Baker Asvat Abu Baker Asvat () (23 February 1943 – 27 January 1989), also known as Abu Asvat or Abu nicknamed ''Hurley'' was a South African medical doctor who practised in Soweto in the 1970s and 1980s. A founding member of Azapo, Asvat was the head o ...

, a murdered South African activist and medical doctor *

Abu Ibrahim (disambiguation) Abu Ibrahim may refer to * Abu Ibrahim (Nigerian politician), member of the Nigerian Senate * Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani or Abu Ibrahim (born 1947), Saudi Arabian football coach * Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub or Abu Ibrahim, Egyptian-Canadian who was arrest ...

Abu Mohammed (disambiguation) Abu Mohammed may refer to: * Fethi Boucetta (born 1963), aka Abu Mohammed, a citizen of Algeria who was held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps * Jack Letts (born 1995 or 1996), a British-Canadian member of ISI ...

Abu Salim (disambiguation) Abu Salim or Abou Salim may refer to: People *Abu Salim (actor) (born 1956), Indian actor in Malayalam movies *Abu Salim (comedian) (born 1927), Lebanese actor and comedian *Abu Salim al-Ayyashi (1628–1679), travel writer, poet and scholar from ...

Abdul-Malik Abu Abdul-Malik Abu (born September 16, 1995), is an American professional basketball player for Twarde Pierniki Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). High school career Abu first attended Marblehead High School in Marblehead, Massachusetts ...

(born 1995), American

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player in the

Israeli Premier Basketball League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

Raneo Abu Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born May 12, 1967) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ...

, Filipino politician

Places

Abu (volcano) is the name of a group of shield volcanoes located on the coast of Japan on the southwest end of the island of Honshū. It is primarily based in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The group dates from 800,000 years ago and was active int ...

, a volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan *

Abu, Yamaguchi 270px, San'in Main Line Sogo River Bridge is a town located in Abu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 3,054 in 1530 households and a population density of 26 persons per km2. The total area of the to ...

, a town in Japan *

Ahmadu Bello University The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...

, a university located in Zaria, Nigeria *

Atlantic Baptist University Crandall University is a Baptist Christian liberal arts university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is affiliated with the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (Canadian Baptist Ministries). History Crandall University was founde ...

, a Christian university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada *

Elephantine Elephantine ( ; ; ; ''Elephantíne''; , ) is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological site, archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of ...

, Egypt, known as Abu to the Ancient Egyptians *

Abu Road Abu Road is a city and sub-district in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India, lies on the bank of West Banas River. It is the tehsil and sub-district headquarters and the largest city in Sirohi District in terms of area and popul ...

, in Rajasthan, India *

Mount Abu Mount Abu (), known as Arbudgiri in Jain tradition, is a hill station in the Aravalli Range in the Sirohi district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Here, the mountain forms a rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. It is ref ...

, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan

Other uses

Abu (god) Abu was a Mesopotamian god. His character is poorly understood, though it is assumed he might have been associated with vegetation and with snakes. He was often paired with the deity , initially regarded as distinct from Gula, but later conflat ...

, a minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology *

ABU Garcia ABU Garcia, originally AB Urfabriken ( Swedish: "Watch Factory Ltd."), then ABU Svängsta, is a fishing reel and equipment manufacturing company founded in Svängsta, Sweden, and is now owned by Pure Fishing conglomerate of the United States ...

, a Swedish producer of sport fishing equipment *

Abu language (disambiguation) Abu language may refer to: * Abu’ Arapesh language (Papua New Guinea) * Adjora language (Papua New Guinea) * Bu language (Nigeria) See also * Abure language Abure (Aboulé), also known as ''Abonwa'' or ''Akaplass'', is a Tano language ( Kwa, ...

Abure language Abure (Aboulé), also known as ''Abonwa'' or ''Akaplass'', is a Tano language ( Kwa, Niger–Congo) spoken near Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the De ...

(ISO 639: ABU), a Tano language of Ivory Coast *

African Boxing Union The African Boxing Union (ABU; French: ) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles in the African region. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC), having been affiliated with them si ...

, African boxing organization which awards continental titles *

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU or APBU), formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 288 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 b ...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria Bacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in urine. Bacteriuria accompanied by symptoms is a urinary tract infection while that without is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria. Diagnosis is by urinalysis or urine culture. ''Escherichia coli'' is t ...

, bacteria in the urine without signs of a urinary tract infection * Abu, character in a series of animated anti-fascist propaganda short films produced by

Halas & Batchelor Halas and Batchelor was a British animation company founded by husband and wife John Halas and Joy Batchelor. Halas was a Hungarian émigré to the United Kingdom. The company had studios in London and Cainscross, in the Stroud District of Glou ...

for the British Ministry of Information from 1943 to 1945 * A character in the Disney ''Aladdin'' franchise * Abu Usman, fictional ISIS terrorist in the 2017 Indian film ''

Tiger Zinda Hai ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar based on a story by Zafar and Neelesh Misra. Produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films, it serves as a sequel to '' Ek ...

'', portrayed by Sajjad Delafrooz * The fifth month of the

Babylonian calendar The Babylonian calendar was a lunisolar calendar used in Mesopotamia from around the 2nd millennium BC until the Seleucid Era ( 294 BC), and it was specifically used in Babylon from the Old Babylonian Period ( 1780s BC) until the Seleucid Era. ...

* ABUniverse, a seller of

adult diapers An adult diaper (or adult nappy in Australian English, British English, and Hiberno-English) is a diaper made to be worn by a person with a body larger than that of an infant or toddler. Diapers can be necessary for adults with various conditions, ...