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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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. Furneaux
  • The animal inhabiting the shell is exceedingly simple in structure, even more so than the amba.

    The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux
  • Here 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. Furneaux
  • Could 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 Rolleston
  • The 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