"Abba" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æˈbɑ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæb.ə/ [General-American], /æˈbɑ/ [General-American] Forms: Abbas [plural]
Rhymes: -æbə Etymology: From Middle English, from Latin abba, from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|la|abba}} Latin abba, {{der|en|grc|ἀββα}} Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), {{der|en|arc|אבא}} Aramaic אבא Head templates: {{en-noun}} Abba (plural Abbas)
  1. (Christianity) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers. Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (honorific title given to God in the New Testament): 𐔰𐔱𐔰 (aba) (Aghwan), abba (Norwegian Bokmål), fader [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Abba (Swedish), fader [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Abba-en-noun-bU0MIHV4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Aghwan translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 42 11 21 21 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 11 21 21 6 1 Topics: Christianity
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