Definitions For Abba

Etymology 1

From Middle English -, from {{der, en, la, -}}, from {{der, en, grc, -}}, from {{der, en, arc, sc=Hebr, אבא}}/sc=Syrc, ܐܒܐ, tr=ʼabbāʼ, , father; see abbot.

Pronunciation

(RP) /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/ (GenAm) /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/ {{rhymes, en, æbə}}

Noun

ABBA (plural ABBAs) (Christianity, Judaism) father; religious superior; in the syriac, coptic, and ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to jewish scholars in the talmudic period.{{R:RHCD, page=1}}

Etymology 2

Variant forms.

Noun

ABBA (plural ABBAs) Alternate form of aba

Anagrams

AABB, abab, baba