𐔰𐔱𐔰

Aghwan

Etymology

Either from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba) or Classical Syriac ܐܒܐ (“ăḇā”)

Noun

𐔰𐔱𐔰 (aba)

1. Abba
   • Bible Romans.8,15:

     𐕎𐕒𐕡𐔸𐔰𐕎𐔰𐕄𐔴𐕎𐔰𐕎𐕆𐔴𐕍𐔰𐔺 𐔴 𐕆𐔴𐔾 𐕎𐔰𐔼𐔽𐕒𐕡𐕒𐕡𐕎 𐕗𐕈𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕎 𐕖𐔰𐕙 𐕍𐕞𐕡𐔴𐔰𐔾 𐕚𐔰 𐕆𐔴𐕍𐔰𐔺𐕎𐔰𐕎 𐔴 𐕆𐔴𐔾 𐕘𐔰𐕙𐕒𐕡𐕎 𐕠𐔰𐕌𐕢𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 𐕆𐔼𐕄𐔰𐕆𐔰𐕎𐔰𐔺𐕜𐔴𐕎𐕄𐔴𐔷𐔰𐕎 𐔰𐔱𐔰 𐔳𐔴𐔺𐕒

     nutanaḳenanheq̇ay e hel naiˁuun ṗåmun čar q̇üweal sa heq̇aynan e hel ġarun campesun hiḳahanayṭenḳežan aba deyo

     For you have not received the spirit of bondage to (be in) fear another time, but you have received the spirit of child adoption, by which we cry, “Abba, Father!”

Further reading

• Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page IV-4