"بابا" meaning in South Levantine Arabic

See بابا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bˤaː.bˤa/, [ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Muhammad (AdrianAbdulBaha)-بابا.wav Forms: ḅāḅa [romanization]
Etymology: From Latin pāpa. Etymology templates: {{bor|ar|la|pāpa}} Latin pāpa Head templates: {{ajp-noun|g=m|tr=ḅāḅa}} بابا • (ḅāḅa) m
  1. (Christianity) pope
    Sense id: en-بابا-ajp-noun-ADOUumh- Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
  2. (popularly) patriarch, priest
    Sense id: en-بابا-ajp-noun-xHkJJvcT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /bˤaː.bˤa/, [ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Muhammad (AdrianAbdulBaha)-بابا.wav Forms: ḅāḅa [romanization], يابا [alternative]
Etymology: From baby talk. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ajp|title=baby talk}} baby talk Head templates: {{ajp-noun|g=m|tr=ḅāḅa}} بابا • (ḅāḅa) m
  1. dad, papa
    Sense id: en-بابا-ajp-noun-gbtpq~Q2
  2. an affectionate form of address used by a father to his child
    Sense id: en-بابا-ajp-noun-zBkmsQlU Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header, South Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 4 10 10 3 5 2 4 2 2 5 2 14 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 15 15 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 16 39 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 18 67 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias: 14 1 16 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: أب (ʔabb) (english: father), ماما (ṃāṃa) (english: mom)
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0
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    }
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    },
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      "roman": "ṃāṃa",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ]"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ]"
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbˤɑː.bˤɑ]"
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