π°π±π±π°
Gothic
Etymology
Transliteration of Ancient Greek αΌΞ²Ξ²Ξ± (abba), from Aramaic ΧΧΧ (aba).
Noun
- father
- Gothic Bible, Galatians 4.6:
- π°πΈπΈπ°π½ πΈπ°ππ΄πΉ ππΉπΎπΏπΈ πΎπΏπ ππΏπ½πΎπΏπ π²πΏπ³πΉπ, πΉπ½ππ°π½π³πΉπ³π° π²πΏπΈ π°π·πΌπ°π½ ππΏπ½π°πΏπ ππ΄πΉπ½πΉπ πΉπ½ π·π°πΉππππ½π° πΉπΆπ π°ππ° π·ππππΎπ°π½π³π°π½: π°π±π±π°, ππ°π³π°π!
- aΓΎΓΎan ΓΎatei sijuΓΎ jus sunjus gudis, insandida guΓΎ ahman sunaus seinis in hairtΕna izwara hrΕpjandan: abba, fadar!
- And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. (KJV)
- Gothic Bible, Galatians 4.6:
Declension
Indeclinable; the word seems to not have been in use in Gothic, and is only found as a transliteration: see the quotation above, and compare its translation in the King James Version.
Synonyms
Further reading
- Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winterβs UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 1