Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “my father’s joy”
Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (ʾăḇīḡayil, literally “my father’s joy”).
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- Wiktionary: ܐܒܝܓܠCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
