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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "aba"}}
==Aramaic==

===Alternative forms===
* Syriac: {{l|syc|sc=Syrc|ܐܒܐ}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|arc|sem-pro|*ʔabw-}}.

====Noun====
{{head|arc|noun|g=m|tr=ʾabbā|head=אַבָּא|plural|אֲבָהָתָא|singular construct|אֲבוּ|feminine counterpart|אִמָּא}}

# [[father]], [[ancestor]], [[progenitor]]
#* {{RQ:Onkelos|4|27|6-7}}
#*: {{ux|arc|וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה לְמֵימָר: יָאוּת בְּנַת צְלָפְחָד מְמַלְּלָן מִתַּן תִּתֵּן לְהוֹן אֲחוּדַת אַחֲסָנָא בְּגוֹ אֲחֵי '''אֲבוּהֶן''' וְתַעֲבַר יָת אַחֲסָנַת '''אֲבוּהֶן''' לְהֵן:|t=And Hashem spoke to Moshe to say, "What Tselofkhad's daughters say is correct; you shall certainly give them the inheritance of property among the brothers of '''their father''' and you will transfer '''their father's''' property to them."|tr=ʋaˀämar haşem lëmoşe lëmeimar - yāˀūƭ bënaƭ çëlôfɧāɖ mëmalëlān mitan titēn lëhōn ˀäɧūɖaƭ ˀaɧäsānā bëģo ˀäɧei ˀävūhen ʋëƭaˤävar yāƭ ˀaɧäsānaƭ ˀävūhen lëhēn.}}
# [[teacher]]
# [[chief]], [[leader]]
# [[author]], [[originator]]

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|grc|ἀββα|bor=1}} {{see desc}}
* {{desc|he|אבא|tr=ába|bor=1}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|arc|/ʔɛbɑʔ/}}

====Noun====
{{arc-noun|m|אבנא|אבא}}

# [[thicket]], [[woods]], [[grove]]
# [[produce]], [[fruit]], [[vegetable]]

===References===
* {{R:CAL|)b}}
* {{R:Jastrow 1903}}
* {{R:Payne Smith 1902}}

[[Category:Aramaic irregular nouns]]
[[Category:arc:Family]]

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==Hebrew==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|he|arc|אַבָּא|tr=ʾabbā}}. Ultimately from {{inh|he|sem-pro|*ʾab-}}. {{doublet|he|אָב|tr1='áv}}, which is inherited.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|he|[ˈa.ba]}}

===Noun===
{{he-noun|wv=אַבָּא|tr=ába|g=m|f=אמא}}

# {{lb|he|colloquial}} [[dad|Dad]], [[daddy]].
#* '''2009''', {{lang|he|אביתר בנאי, אבא}}
#*: {{lang|he|'''אבא''', אני רוצה לעמוד מולך}}
#*: {{lang|he|להאמין שאתה '''אבא''' טוב}}
#*: {{lang|he|'''אבא''', אני צריך לדעת שאתה אוהב אותי}}
#*: {{lang|he|ככה סתם '''אבא''' טוב}}
# {{lb|he|Rabbinic Hebrew}} [[father|Father]], especially the speaker's own father.

====Related terms====
* {{l|he|אב}}

[[Category:he:Family]]