abba
Example Sentences
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In Nilo-Saharan Maasai, spoken in Kenya and Tanzania, it's "papa," and, in the Semitic language Hebrew, "abba."
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
So, whether you call him your papa, your baba or your abba, just be sure to call him, and let him know how well he, and his title, have stood the test of time.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
The actress also revealed the nickname "abba dabba" that her father would call her.
From Fox News ● Feb. 27, 2021
Parenthood is supposedly enshrined in humanity’s mystical root language — “father” is baba in Mandarin, baba in Persian, babbo in Italian, papa in Russian and abba in Hebrew.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2015
The green welcome to abba town sign that led off the expressway would have been easy to miss because it was so small.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
