anba
[ an-buh ]
noun
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
Origin of anba
1From Arabic, from Coptic apa, abba, from Syriac abbā “father”
- Also am·ba [am-buh] /ˈæm bə/ .
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How to use anba in a sentence
These threads correspond exactly in function with the blunt pseudopodia of the amba.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxThe animal inhabiting the shell is exceedingly simple in structure, even more so than the amba.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxHere the amba may be seen creeping slowly over the slender green threads of the conferv that surround the margin of the pool.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxCould life ever have risen above the stage of the Amba if the Amba had not the instinct to maintain itself on earth?
Parallel Paths | Thomas William RollestonThe immediate vassals of the king are called amba raja; and for the subjects in general the word rayet has been adopted.
The History of Sumatra | William Marsden
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