ܐܒܐ

Classical Syriac

[ʔăvɑ], [ʔɛbbɑ], [ʔɛbbe], [ʔabbɑ], [ʔabbe]

noun
Definitions
  • father
  • (in the plural) parents
  • (figuratively) forefather, ancestor, progenitor
  • monk, abbot; bishop
  • chief, leader
  • (figuratively) author, originator, founder, inventor
  • teacher

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (father).

Origin

Proto-Semitic

*ʔabw-

Gloss

father

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

父

Emoji
🎅

Timeline

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