Abba
- Abba, Father. An Aramaic term of intimate address meaning 'Father,' used by Jesus to address God and adopted by early Christians in prayer.
Example: Akiuga, Abba, 14.36 Abba: nĩ kiugo kĩa Ayahudi. Gũtaũrũo, nĩ Baba . Baba, maũndũ mothe mahotekaga nĩwe; ũ’thengerie gĩkombe gĩkĩ: ĩndĩ ti ũrĩa ngwenda niĩ, no ũrĩa ũkwenda wee. (MRK 14:36) — he said, “Abba, Father, Abba, Father : an Aramaic term, here also translated by Mark, Jesus’ special way of addressing God with filial intimacy. The word ’abbā’ seems not to have been used in earlier