abba
Derivation
- Aramaic – father
Article
Title given to bishops in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic Churches. With translation subjoined, it is used by Mark and Paul in the New Testament as a form of address to God. It is used as a title of honor for Hebrew scholars and forms part of many Hebrew names.
MLA Citation
- “abba”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 October 2008. Web. 28 February 2021. <>