אבא

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aba"

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• Syriac: ܐܒܐ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Noun

אַבָּא • (ʾabbā) m (plural אֲבָהָתָא, singular construct אֲבוּ, feminine counterpart אִמָּא)

1. father, ancestor, progenitor
2. teacher
3. chief, leader
4. author, originator

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: ἀββα (abba), ἀββά (abbá), ἀββᾶ (abbâ), ἀββᾶς (abbâs)
  • Greek: αββάς (avvás), αβάς (avás)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛbɑʔ/

Noun

אבא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אבנא or אבא)

1. thicket, woods, grove
2. produce, fruit, vegetable

References

• “ˀb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ba]

Noun

אַבָּא • (ába) m (feminine counterpart אמא)

1. (colloquial) Dad, daddy.
   • 2009, אביתר בנאי, אבא

     אבא, אני רוצה לעמוד מולך

     להאמין שאתה אבא טוב

     אבא, אני צריך לדעת שאתה אוהב אותי

     ככה סתם אבא טוב

2. (Rabbinic Hebrew) Father, especially the speaker's own father.

Related terms

• אב