"abuna" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈbuːnə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abuna.wav Forms: abunas [plural], abun [alternative]
Etymology: From Amharic አቡነ (ʾäbunä), Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|am|አቡነ}} Amharic አቡነ (ʾäbunä), {{der|en|ar|أَبُونَا||our father}} Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”), {{root|en|ar|ء ب و}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} abuna (plural abunas)
  1. (Christianity) The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church. Translations (head of the Abyssinian church): abouna [masculine] (French), abuna [masculine] (Polish), abuna [masculine] (Portuguese)

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Alternative forms

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