An emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf. / The capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital city of Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates.

plural of Abu Dhabian

Someone from Abu Dhabi.

Alternative form of dhabihah

(Islam) The prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.