ⲁⲡⲁ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "apa"

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

A nativized borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā, “father”).

Noun

ⲁⲡⲁ • (apa) m (feminine ⲁⲙⲁ (ama), plural ⲁⲡⲁ (apa))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) apa (a title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church)

Descendants

  • → Egyptian Arabic: أنبا (ʔamba) (from variant pronunciations of the form ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (abba))
  • → English: apa

References

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