Abba
/ˈæbə/noun
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- (in the New Testament) God as father阿爸父(《新约》中的上帝)。
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- (in the Syrian Orthodox and Coptic Churches) a title given to bishops and patriarchs阿爸(叙利亚正教和科普特教会对主教或教长的称呼)。
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abba
Indian father (often as a familiar form of address)〈印度〉阿爸(常作亲近的称呼)。- ORIGIN: from Hindi abbā, from Arabic ab.
词源
via Greek from Aramaic 'abbā 'father'.