A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ABU

Sat, 24 Aug '24
Part of a Mideast capital's name
Wed, 26 Jun '24
___ Dhabi
Thu, 2 May '24
Father of, in Arabic
Mon, 22 Apr '24
___ Dhabi
Sun, 7 Jan '24
"Aladdin" sidekick
Mon, 19 Jun '23
___ Dhabi
Fri, 9 Jun '23
___-Bakr, close adviser of Muhammad
Sun, 23 Apr '23
"Father of," in Arabic
Tue, 28 Mar '23
___ Dhabi
Thu, 25 Aug '22
Part of some Arabic names
Tue, 14 Jun '22
___ Dhabi
Wed, 8 Jun '22
___ Simbel (Lake Nasser landmark)
Sat, 19 Mar '22
It means "father of" in Arabic
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Father of, in Arabic
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Aladdin's mischievous sidekick