abba

English

/ˈæb.ə/, /ˈæb.ə/

noun
Definitions
  • (Christianity) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.

Etymology

Derived from Aramaic אבא (father).

Origin

Aramaic

אבא

Gloss

father

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

父

Emoji
🎅

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