𒀊𒁀

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀊𒁀 (ab-ba /⁠abba⁠/, “elder, father”).

Logogram

𒀊𒁀 • (AB.BA)

1. Sumerogram of abum (“father”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀊

𒁀

Alternative forms of /abba/
𒀋 (abba₂)
𒀊 (ab)

Noun

𒀊𒁀 • (ab-ba /abba/)

1. old man, elder, wise man
2. father

   𒂍 𒀊𒁀𒈾𒅗 ― e₂ ab-ba-na-ka /e abbânâka/ ― in the house of her father

3. witness

References

• “𒀊𒁀 (abba)” in ePSD2