/ ˈʌbə; NAmE / (also appa /ˈʌpə/) noun
( IndE ) (especially as a form of address) a father
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WORD ORIGIN
I . via Greek from Aramaic 'abbā father; sense 2 is from Hindi abbā , from Arabic ab .
/ ˈʌbə; NAmE / (also appa /ˈʌpə/) noun
( IndE ) (especially as a form of address) a father
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WORD ORIGIN
I . via Greek from Aramaic 'abbā father; sense 2 is from Hindi abbā , from Arabic ab .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005