# Abba
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin abba, from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/
* Rhymes: -æbə

### Noun

Abba (plural Abbas)
* (Christianity) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
** 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.

#### 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

* baba, AABB, Baba, ba-ba

## Italian
### Proper noun

Abba m or f by sense
* a surname
    Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian writer and patriot
    Marta Abba, Italian actress

### Anagrams

* babà

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑb.bɑ/

### Proper noun

Abba m
* a male given name

#### Declension

Weak:

### References

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

## Old Saxon

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### Proper noun

Abba
* a female given name

#### References

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## Swedish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā, “father”).

### Proper noun

Abba n (genitive Abbas)
* (Christianity) Abba (honorific title for God the Father)
    Synonym: Fader
** 2000 December 18, “Markus 14:36”, in Bibel 2000‎, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-03-07:Han sade: »Abba! Fader! För dig är allting möjligt.«He said: "Abba! Father! For you all things are possible."
** 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎, Catholica, archived from the original on 2023-11-19, §2605:"Abba, ...låt din vilja ske, inte min""Abba, ...let your will be done, not mine"
* Alternative form of ABBA (Swedish pop group)
** 2024 April 5, P4 Stockholm, “Han har designat Abbas klassiska scenkläder”, in Sveriges Radio‎, archived from the original on 2024-04-08:Designern Owe Sandström har designat [nästan] alla Abbas scenkläder.Designer Owe Sandström has designed almost all of Abba's stage clothes.
** 2024 April 6, SVT Nyheter, “Se Abba framföra Waterloo 1974”, in Sveriges Television‎, archived from the original on 2024-06-01:Det är i dag 50 år sen Abba vann Eurovision song contest i Brighton med "Waterloo".Today marks 50 years since Abba won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, with "Waterloo".

### References

* ↑ Abba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* ↑ 1867, Anders Melander, "Ἀββᾶ", in Grekiskt-svenskt hand-lexicon till Nya testamentet‎, L.J. Hiertas förlag, accessed at Runeberg.org, courtesy of Library of Congress, archived from the original on 2017-10-18