Abba
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "abba"
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Latin abba, from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/
- Rhymes: -æbə
Noun[edit]
Abba (plural Abbas)
- (Christianity) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers.[1] [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:6:
- And because yee are sonnes, God hath sent foorth the spirit of his Sonne into your hearts, crying Abba, Father.
Translations[edit]
honorific title given to God in the New Testament
References[edit]
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abba”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Abba m or f by sense
- a surname
- Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian writer and patriot
- Marta Abba, Italian actress
Anagrams[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Abba
- a female given name
References[edit]
- Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 1.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
Abba
Proper noun[edit]
Abba n (genitive Abbas)
- Alternative form of ABBA
References[edit]
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