abba

Meanings

1. Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.

1. Alternative form of aba (Middle Eastern garment).

1. Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers.

1. A popular Swedish music group from the 1970s, one of the best-selling music artists in history.

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼaḇā, “father”); see abbot, Abraham for more.