| Entry (1/2) | 1 aba | 
| Part of speech | 2 noun | 
| Explanations in Malagasy | 3   ray [Taifasy, Taimoro, Taisaka, Bara, Sakalava, Tanosy]
 [1.78] 4 rangahy na fiantson'ny vehivavy ny lehilahy [Bara] [1.78] 5 dada, teny fanajana mahasolo ny letsy na tompoko: Izay ary aba ro i ko... (Izay ary tompoko no izy ka..) ~ Aia roa iabako Daleva iñy: Aiza re i Dada Raleva iny) [Betsileo] [1.78] 6 ray: Hoaia h'iheo aba? [Tandroy] [1.78] 7 teny fahita indrindra amin' ny fitenim-paritra, mitovy hevitra amin' ny hoe: dada, kaky: Ey, abako be, hoy Iboina tamin-dRanakombe, izaho no izy [1.1] | 
| Explanations in English | 8   Father, chiefly used by children. [1.2] 9 father [Provincial] [1.7] | 
| Explanations in French | 10   Mot venant des provinces ; peu usité en hova, et employé à la place de dada, ikaky [1.3] 11 père [Provincial] [1.8] | 
| Examples | 12   Hono, Paritra, nankaiza i aba?
[2.285] 13 Fa hoy kosa Itiahita hoe : "Milomanosa hianao, aba, milomanosa hianao, aba; [2.69] | 
| Morphology | 
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| All compound words | 15 2 combinations of this word | 
| Vocabulary | 16 Relationships: family | 
| Synonyms | 17 ada, baba, dada, iaba, ikaky, ray | 
| Entry (2/2) | 18 Aba | 
| Part of speech | 19 name (biblical) [Full list] | 
| Explanations in English | 20   Abba [2.996] | 
| Explanations in French | 21   Abba [2.996] | 
| Examples | 22   
[2.996] | 
| Vocabulary | 23 Holy Scriptures | 
| Biblical quotes | 24 Chapters and verses mentioning Aba | 
| Article | 25 Randzavola: Aba ao amin' ny Baiboly | 
| Anagrams | 26 aba, Aba | 
| Updated on 2025/10/18 |   |