abba

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Hungarian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Pronoun 2.3.1 Usage notes 2.4 See also 3 Sardinian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Syriac ܐܒܐ (abbā), “‘father’”); see abbot.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: æbə
• Rhymes: -æbə

[edit] Noun

abba (plural abbas)

1. (Christianity) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aabb
• abab
• baba

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

Illative singular of az - az (that) + -ba (into); the z of the demonstrative pronoun assimilates with the -b of the suffix.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɒbːɒ/
• Hyphenation: ab‧ba

[edit] Pronoun

abba

1. into that, to that, there

   Abba a dobozba rakd a ruhákat. - Put the clothes into that box.

[edit] Usage notes

It points to the inside of an object that is farther away from the speaker. Its opposite pair is ebbe which points to the inside of an object close to the speaker.

[edit] See also

• ebbe

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[edit] Sardinian

[edit] Noun

abba

1. water