abba
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Syriac ܐܒܐ (abbā), “‘father’”); see abbot.
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abba (plural abbas)
- (Christianity) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
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[edit] Hungarian
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Illative singular of az - az (that) + -ba (into); the z of the demonstrative pronoun assimilates with the -b of the suffix.
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- IPA: /ˈɒbːɒ/
- Hyphenation: ab‧ba
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abba
[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.
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[edit] Sardinian
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