Definition/Meaning of abuna

• English - Noun: abuna ( plural abunas ) ( Christianity ) The Patriarch , or head of the Abyssinian Church . 2009 , Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p . 242: Around these leaders are still numerous hereditary dynasties of non-monastic clergy who , over the centuries , might swarm in their thousands to seek ordination on the abun ’s rare visits to their area . Translations
• English - Alternative forms: abun
• English - Etymology: From Amharic አቡነ ( ʾäbunä ), Arabic أبونا ( abū-nā , “ our father ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /əˈbuːnə/
• Portuguese - Noun: abuna m ( plural abunas ) ( Christianity ) abuna ( head of the Abyssinian church )