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Abuna
//ɑˈbu.nɑ// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of its border with Brazil. uncountable
Noun
- 1 The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
"Around these leaders are still numerous hereditary dynasties of non-monastic clergy who, over the centuries, might swarm in their thousands to seek ordination on the abun’s rare visits to their area."
- 2 The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
"Two weeks later, before Abunas Pēṭros and Mātēwos, Menilek publicly swore not to deceive Mangashā nor cause him any harm."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Amharic አቡነ (ʾäbunä), Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”).
Etymology 2
From Portuguese Abunã.
Etymology 3
From Ge'ez አቡነ (ʾäbunä, “our father”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”), from أَبُو (ʔabū), a form of أَب (ʔab, “father”), and ـنَا (-nā, “our”).
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