Abba

ˈæbə

Definition

Definition of Abba - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

languagefather in modern Hebrew and Aramaic

The child called out to his Abba as he ran across the playground..

dad

father

papa

religious title

Dated

title of respect for a church father in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Dated

He addressed the monk as Abba during the service..

abbot

father

christianity

TECH.

honorific title for God in Christianity

TECH.

In prayer, he called out to Abba.

father

lord

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Origin of Abba

Aramaic, abba (father)

Examples of Abba in a sentence

She always felt safe in the arms of her Abba.
The bishop was known as Abba to his followers.
During the pilgrimage, they sought guidance from Abba.
The congregation sang praises to Abba during the service.
She felt a deep connection to Abba in her heart.

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French:Abba, ...
German:Abba, ...
Italian:Abba, ...
Spanish:Abba, ...
Portuguese:Abba, ...
Chinese:阿爸, ...
Japanese:アッバ, ...
Arabic:أَب, أَبّ, ...
Hebrew:אַבָּא, אַבָּא, ...
Russian:Абба, Авва, ...
Ukrainian:абба, Авва, ...
Hindi:अब्बा, ...
Bengali:আব্বা, ...
Catalan:abba, Abba, ...
Czech:otec, abba, ...
Danish:Abba, ...
Dutch:Abba, ...
Greek:Αμπά, Αββάς, ...
Hungarian:abba, atyám, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យហៅឪពុកជាភាសាហេប្រឺ និងអារ៉ាមិកសម័យទំនើប, អាប់បា, ...
Korean:아빠, 압바, ...
Persian:آبا, ...
Polish:Abba, ...
Portuguese (BR):Abba, ...
Romanian:Abba, ...
Swedish:abba, Abba, ...
Thai:อับบา, พระบิดา, ...
Turkish:Abba, ...
Vietnamese:Abba, ...

ABBA

ˈæbə

Definition of ABBA - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-FridSwedish pop group with four famous members

ABBA songs are still popular today.
ABBA performed at Eurovision in 1974.
My mom owns every ABBA album.

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French:ABBA, ...
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Italian:ABBA, ...
Spanish:ABBA, ...
Portuguese:ABBA, ...
Chinese:ABBA乐队, ...
Japanese:ABBA, ...
Arabic:آبا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקַּת אַבָּבָּא, ...
Russian:ABBA, ...
Ukrainian:ABBA, ...
Hindi:एबीबीए, ...
Bengali:এব্বা, ...
Catalan:ABBA, ...
Czech:ABBA, ...
Danish:ABBA, ...
Dutch:ABBA, ...
Greek:ABBA, ...
Hungarian:ABBA, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមតន្ត្រីប៉ុបអាបា, ...
Korean:ABBA, ...
Persian:آبا, ...
Polish:ABBA, ...
Portuguese (BR):ABBA, ...
Romanian:ABBA, ...
Swedish:ABBA, ...
Thai:แอบบา, ...
Turkish:ABBA, ...
Vietnamese:ABBA, ...

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