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abba

Pronunciation: [ˈab.ba]

“abba” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. father
  2. abbot

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”), whence also Late Latin abbās.

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