verb
av
verb
1
A dialectal or informal way of saying "have," as in some regional English speech.
"I've got to av a word with him."
noun
1
The eleventh month of the Jewish civil calendar (fifth of the religious calendar), falling in the summer.
"The fast of Tisha B'Av falls on the ninth day of Av."
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Etymology
The calendar sense comes from Hebrew Av, ultimately traced back to an Akkadian month name.