Abba
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