abba
Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title…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.
» David calls his dad "abba."
David nennt seinen Vater „Abba“.
Девід називає свого тата «аба».
Meaning
1 senses(Judaism)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.
Examples
3 sentencesDavid calls his dad "abba."
Девід називає свого тата «аба».
deDavid nennt seinen Vater „Abba“.
ABBA is releasing a new album after forty years.
The members of the musical group ABBA are musical geniuses.
Origin
From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼaḇā, “father”)From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼaḇā, “father”); see abbot, Abraham for more.
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