Abunan.

Brit.

/əˈbuːnə/, U.S.

/əˈbunə/

Forms: 1600s Abunna, 1600s– Abuna.

Origin: A borrowing from Geez. Etymon: Geez 'abūna.

Etymology: Ultimately < Geez 'abūna, literally ‘our father’ < 'abū, construct state of 'ab father (cognate with Arabic ab, Hebrew 'aḇ, Aramaic 'ab) + -na, 1st person plural possessive suffix. Compare Italian Abuna (1550 or earlier), Middle French, French Abuna (1577 or earlier), post-classical Latin Abuna (1589 or earlier).

(The title of) the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > patriarch > [noun] > Ethiopian

Abuna1600

Metran1850

1600 J. Pory Gen. Descr. Afr. 14 in tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. The administration of their sacraments is wholie referred to the Abuna or Patriarke.

1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie 40 They are subject to a Patriarch of their owne, whom they call Abunna.

1691 R. Baxter Penitent Confession Pref. sig. B3 But what Obligation you have to pray for the Three Patriarchs of Antioch,..or the Abuna of Abassia,..I know not.

1735 S. Johnson tr. J. Lobo Voy. Abyssinia 154 They were apprehended in the disguise of Armenian Merchants, and brought to Mark the Abuna.

1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile I. ii. vii. 506 This canon regulated the precedency of the Abuna of Ethiopia in all after councils.

1819 Christian Spectator July 326 The Abuna and his Clergy rose, therefore, and left the Court in disgust.

1860 J. L. Krapf Trav. E. Afr. iii. ii. 369 The Abuna then spoke on the subject of the Romish missionaries.

1907 A. H. S. Landor Across Widest Afr. ix. 106 The Abuna, like the Emperor and Empress, has the right to have a red seat–a kind of throne.

1955 Life 21 Nov. 94/2 (caption) The Abuna Basilios, the archbishop and head of the official state religion, presided at the silver jubilee church service.

1999 K. A. Appiah & H. L. Gates Africana 701/3 Until 1951 the Patriarch of Alexandria appointed the Abuna, following a tradition extending back to Saint Frumentius.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abuna
释义	Abunan. Brit. /əˈbuːnə/, U.S. /əˈbunə/ Forms: 1600s Abunna, 1600s– Abuna. Origin: A borrowing from Geez. Etymon: Geez 'abūna. Etymology: Ultimately < Geez 'abūna, literally ‘our father’ < 'abū, construct state of 'ab father (cognate with Arabic ab, Hebrew 'aḇ, Aramaic 'ab) + -na, 1st person plural possessive suffix. Compare Italian Abuna (1550 or earlier), Middle French, French Abuna (1577 or earlier), post-classical Latin Abuna (1589 or earlier). (The title of) the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > patriarch > [noun] > Ethiopian Abuna1600 Metran1850 1600 J. Pory Gen. Descr. Afr. 14 in tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. The administration of their sacraments is wholie referred to the Abuna or Patriarke. 1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie 40 They are subject to a Patriarch of their owne, whom they call Abunna. 1691 R. Baxter Penitent Confession Pref. sig. B3 But what Obligation you have to pray for the Three Patriarchs of Antioch,..or the Abuna of Abassia,..I know not. 1735 S. Johnson tr. J. Lobo Voy. Abyssinia 154 They were apprehended in the disguise of Armenian Merchants, and brought to Mark the Abuna. 1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile I. ii. vii. 506 This canon regulated the precedency of the Abuna of Ethiopia in all after councils. 1819 Christian Spectator July 326 The Abuna and his Clergy rose, therefore, and left the Court in disgust. 1860 J. L. Krapf Trav. E. Afr. iii. ii. 369 The Abuna then spoke on the subject of the Romish missionaries. 1907 A. H. S. Landor Across Widest Afr. ix. 106 The Abuna, like the Emperor and Empress, has the right to have a red seat–a kind of throne. 1955 Life 21 Nov. 94/2 (caption) The Abuna Basilios, the archbishop and head of the official state religion, presided at the silver jubilee church service. 1999 K. A. Appiah & H. L. Gates Africana 701/3 Until 1951 the Patriarch of Alexandria appointed the Abuna, following a tradition extending back to Saint Frumentius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1600
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