আব্বা

Assamese

Alternative forms

• আবা (aba)

Etymology

From Arabic أب (ʔab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.ba/

Noun

আব্বা • (abba)

1. father (used by Muslims)

   Synonyms: দেউতা (deuta), বোপাই (büpai)

See also

• আম্মী (ammi)
• আম্মা (amma)

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /abːa/, [ˈabːaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /abːa/, [ˈabːaˑ]

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Noun

আব্বা • (abba)

1. father, dad, papa (mostly in Muslim communities)

   Synonyms: ওয়ালেদ (ōẇaled), বাপ (bap), বাবা (baba), আব্বু (abbu), পিতা (pita)

2. saint, holy man