אַבָּא
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. father (a male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.)) (colloquial)
2. Father, especially the speaker's own father. (Rabbinic Hebrew)
Pronunciation
ába
Examples421
שֶׁלֹּא יֹאמֶר אָדָם לחֲבֵרוֹ אַבָּא גָּדוֹל מֵאָבִיךָ
that no man may say to his fellow, "My father is greater than your father."
אַבָּא שֶׁלִּי עסק בצביעת הַבַּיִת.
The house was being painted by my father.
מרי יוֹדַעַת שטום הוּא לֹא הָאַבָּא הביולוגי שֶׁלָּהּ.
Mary knows that Tom isn't her real father.
אֲנִי רוצה לִרְאוֹת אֵת אַבָּא שֶׁלִּי.
I wish to see my father.
אֲנִי רוצה לִהְיוֹת אַבָּא טוֹב.
I want to be a good father.
אֲנִי רוצה לִהְיוֹת אַבָּא עקר בַּיִת.
I want to be a stay-at-home dad.