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abba.

Abba or Father (when speaking directly with God through prayer)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈabːa/
  1. Abba or Father (when speaking directly with God through prayer)

    Judaism
Where this word comes from

From Latin abba (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba, “father, title of respect given to abbots”), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, ancestor, leader”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word. Doublet of abbed and abbé.

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