Abba

¹

or ab·ba

[ ab-uh ]

noun

1. a title of reverence for bishops and patriarchs in the Coptic, Ethiopian Christian, and Syriac churches.
2. New Testament. an Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.

Abba

²

[ ah-bah ]

noun

1. a female day name for Thursday. day name

Abba

¹

/ ˈæbə /

noun

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Abba

²

/ ˈæbə /

noun

1. New Testament father (used of God)
2. a title given to bishops and patriarchs in the Syrian, Coptic, and Ethiopian Churches

Word History and Origins

Origin of Abba¹

From the Aramaic word abbā “father”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Abba¹

from Aramaic

Example Sentences

Plus, she managed to find raw emotion in an Abba song—no easy feat.

From The Daily Beast

Abba Eban famously quipped that the Palestinians never miss a chance to miss a chance.

From The Daily Beast

He was in one aisle, the Israeli statesman Abba Eban was in another, and I was moving between the two.

From The Daily Beast

And of ABBA's four members, just two showed up to be presented with their awards from Barry and Robin Gibb.

From The Daily Beast

The Spirit intercedes for us not in many words or long prayers, but with groanings, with little sounds like "Abba."

From Project Gutenberg

This one little word "Abba" surpasses the eloquence of a Demosthenes and a Cicero.

From Project Gutenberg

Its most northern extremity, the summit of Abba Yared, is fifteen thousand feet high.

From Project Gutenberg

Abba-Areka had been commanded to control the prices of the market, and to prevent the necessaries of life from becoming too dear.

From Project Gutenberg

Twelve hundred disciples, attracted by Abba-Areka's reputation, flocked together from every district of Babylonia.

From Project Gutenberg

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