ABBAS

Etymology

Proper noun

Abbas

A male given name from Arabic

A surname.

Anagrams

• AABBs, ababs, babas

Noun

abbas

plural of abba

Anagrams

• AABBs, ababs, babas

Source: Wiktionary


ABBA

Ab"ba, n. Etym: [Syriac abba father. See Abbot.]

Definition: Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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