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anba

noun
an·​ba | \ ˈambə\
variants: or amba \ " \
plural -s

Definition of anba

: father —used as a title of a Coptic clergyman or saint

First Known Use of anba

1835, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anba

Arabic, from Coptic apa, abba, from Syriac abbā father

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