definition of the word abba

From Syriac ܐܒܐ (abbā), “‘father’”); see abbot.

• IPA: æbə
• Rhymes: -æbə

abba (plural abbas)

1. (Christianity) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.

אַבָּא Familiar form of father

az (that) + -ba (into); the z of the demonstrative pronoun assimilates with the -b of the suffix.

• IPA: /ˈɒbːɒ/
• Hyphenation: ab‧ba

abba

1. into that, there

• ebbe

abba

1. water

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