Abba
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ABBACategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ABBA, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ABBA abba, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABBA ἀββα (abba), from AramaicCategory:English terms derived from Aramaic#ABBA אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/Category:English 2-syllable words#ABBACategory:English 2-syllable words#ABBACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABBA
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/Category:English 2-syllable words#ABBACategory:English 2-syllable words#ABBACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABBA
- Rhymes: -æbəCategory:Rhymes:English/æbə#ABBACategory:Rhymes:English/æbə/2 syllables#ABBA
- Homophone: abbaCategory:English terms with homophones#ABBA
Noun
Abba (plural Abbas)Category:English lemmas#ABBACategory:English nouns#ABBACategory:English countable nouns#ABBACategory:English palindromes#ABBACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABBACategory:Pages with entries#ABBACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABBA
- (ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#ABBA) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers.[1] [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:6:
- And because yee are sonnes, God hath sent foorth the spirit of his Sonne into your hearts, crying Abba, Father.Category:English terms with quotations#ABBA
Translations
References
- ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
- ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abba”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Anagrams
Italian
Proper noun
Abba m or f by senseCategory:Italian lemmas#ABBACategory:Italian proper nouns#ABBACategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#ABBACategory:Italian proper nouns with irregular gender#ABBACategory:Italian palindromes#ABBACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ABBACategory:Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense#ABBACategory:Italian masculine nouns#ABBACategory:Italian feminine nouns#ABBACategory:Italian nouns with multiple genders#ABBACategory:Pages with entries#ABBACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABBA
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abba mCategory:Old English lemmas#ABBACategory:Old English proper nouns#ABBACategory:Old English palindromes#ABBACategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#ABBACategory:Old English masculine nouns#ABBACategory:Pages with entries#ABBACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABBA
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abba | — |
| accusative | Abban | — |
| genitive | Abban | — |
| dative | Abban | — |
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
Old Saxon
Proper noun
AbbaCategory:Old Saxon lemmas#ABBACategory:Old Saxon proper nouns#ABBACategory:Old Saxon palindromes#ABBACategory:Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header#ABBACategory:Pages with entries#ABBACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABBA
References
Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 1.
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient GreekCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ABBACategory:Swedish terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABBA ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from AramaicCategory:Swedish terms derived from Aramaic#ABBA אַבָּא (ʾabbā, “father”).[1][2]
Proper noun
Abba n (genitive Abbas)Category:Swedish lemmas#ABBACategory:Swedish proper nouns#ABBACategory:Swedish palindromes#ABBACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ABBACategory:Swedish neuter nouns#ABBACategory:Pages with entries#ABBACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABBA
- (ChristianityCategory:sv:Christianity#ABBA) Abba (honorific title for God the Father)
- Synonym: Fader
- 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Markusevangeliet 14:36 [Mark 14:36]”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:
- Han sade: »Abba! Fader! För dig är allting möjligt.«Category:Swedish terms with quotations#ABBA
- He said: "Abba! Father! For you all things are possible."
- 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church], Catholica, archived from the original on 19 November 2023, §2605:
- "Abba, …låt din vilja ske, inte min"Category:Swedish terms with quotations#ABBA
- "Abba, …let your will be done, not mine"
- alternative form of ABBA (Swedish pop group)
