Abba (given name)

Abba
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Semitic language
Origin
Meaning	Father

Abba is a form of ab, meaning "father" in many Semitic languages. It is used as a given name, but was also used as a title or honorific for religious scholars or leaders.^[1] (The word abbot has the same root.)

^ Brand, Ezra. "Understanding Honorifics in the Talmudic Era". www.ezrabrand.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.. See there that the term "Imma" also functions at times as an honorific in the Talmud, paralleling the male equivalent "Abba". For example, Ima Shalom, who is one of the few women who are named and quoted in the Talmud.

[1] Brand, Ezra. "Understanding Honorifics in the Talmudic Era". www.ezrabrand.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.. See there that the term "Imma" also functions at times as an honorific in the Talmud, paralleling the male equivalent "Abba". For example, Ima Shalom, who is one of the few women who are named and quoted in the Talmud.

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