anba

[ an-buh ]

noun
  1. father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.

Origin of anba

1
From Arabic, from Coptic apa, abba, from Syriac abbā “father”
  • Also am·ba [am-buh] /ˈæm bə/ .

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