Definition/Meaning of abba

• English - Noun: abba (plural abbas) (Judaism) Father ; religious superior; in the Syriac , Coptic , and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch ; a title given to Jewish scholar s in the Talmudic period. 2012, The Book of the Elders: Sayings of the Desert Fathers, →ISBN, page 135: The abba of the coenobion went to him and told him about the brother who had slipped…
• English - Anagrams: abab , baba
• English - References: ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House , 1984 [1975], ISBN 0-394-43600-8), page 1
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא / ܐܒܐ (ʼaḇā, “father”); see abbot , Abraham for more. Etymology 2. Variant forms.
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæb.ə/ , /æˈbɑ/ (General American) IPA: /ˈæb.ə/ , /æˈbɑ/ Rhymes: -æbə Homophone: Abba