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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Thesaurus Terms Beginning with Aa - Ab

General Naming Rules

Place the word "Holy" in front of the word. "God" becomes "Holy God".
Use the Greek or Arabic form of the word. "Sacrament" becomes "Holy Mystery".
Use the formal long form of the person's name. Jesus becomes "Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ".

Terms

Abana

Language
Arabic Anglicized

Definition
The word "Abana" means "our Father" (capital F). "Abana" refers to our God the Father within prayers.

Prayer
The word "Abana" is the first word of the "The Lord's Prayer".

For God See also
Allah
Holy God
Theos

For God the Father See also
Abi
Holy God the Father
Pater
Patri

See also
Our Father
Our Father - The Lord's Prayer

For Priest See
Abouna / Abona / Abuna
Reverend Father

Abi

Language
Arabic Anglicized

Definition
The word "Abi" means "Father" (capital F). "Abi" refers to God the Father within prayers.

Prayer
Within the Glory Be
+Al-majdu lil Abi wai ibni war rouh il Qudos. Alana wa kulla awanin wa ila dahr iddahireen. Amin.

For God See also
Allah
Holy God
Theos

For God the Father See also
Abana
Holy God the Father
Pater
Patri

See also
Glory Be

For Priest See
Abouna / Abona / Abuna
Reverend Father

Abuna

See Abouna / Abona / Abuna

Abouna / Abona / Abuna

Language
Arabic Anglicized

Definition
The word "Abouna / Abona / Abuna" means "our father" (small f).
"our father" refers to the spiritual father of a group, not to a biological father.
The size of the group can range from a small gathering within a small parish to the entire Melkite community.

Title
Priests are usually addressed and referred to as "Abouna".
If in a situation, the word "Abouna" can refer to more than 1 priest, then "Abouna first name" is used.
The formal written title is "Abouna first name last name" "Reverend Father first name last name".

Title NOT used
Abouna are NOT addressed and referred to as "Abouna last name".

See also
Archimandrite
Archpriest
Father
father
Khoury / Khouri
Reverend Father

See from
Abana
Abi
our father
Priest

For God See also
Allah
Holy God
Theos

For God the Father See also
Abana
Abi
Holy God the Father
Pater
Patri

Abstinence

Definition
The term "Abstinence" means "not eating specific forbidden foods from midnight to midnight and not drinking specific forbidden beverages from midnight to midnight, Monday to Friday". Abstinence is not done on Saturday and Sunday except for Great and Holy Saturday. For Sunday, the reason is in memory of Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha. For Saturday (except for Great and Holy Saturday), the reason is preparation for Sunday.

See also
Fasting

Abuna

See Abouna / Abona / Abuna

Terms Beginning with other Letters

Please click on the letter with which the term begins.

Aa - Ab     Ac - Ak     Al     Am     An     Ao - Ap     Ar     As - Az     Ba     Be - Bi     Bl - Bz

Ca - Ce     Ch     Co     Cr - Cz     D     De     Di     Do

Ea - Ej     El     Em - Ep     Eu     Faa - Fas     Father     Fe     Fi - Fz

Ga - Gn     Go     Gra - Great and     Great Feast     Great Fri - Great Z     Grec - Grz

Haa - Haj     Hal - He     Hi     Holy A - Holy B     Holy C - Holy D     Holy E - Holy Gl
Holy God     Holy Gr - L     Holy M     Holy P     Holy S     Holy T - Holy Z     Hp-Hz

Ia-Id     Ie-Ij     Il-Iz     J     K     Ku     La     Le     Li     Lo - Lz     Ma     Me     Mi - Mo     Mu     My

N     Ob - Ot     Ob - Ot     Our - Our J     Our Lord     Our M - Our Z

Paa - Pas     Pat - Paz     Pe - Po     Pra - Pre     Pri - Pz     Q     Ra - Re     Ro - Rz    

Saa - Sah     Saint     Sal - Saz     Sc - Sh     Si - Sr     St     Su - Sz    

Ta - Theos     Theotokos     To     Tra     Tri     Tro    

U     V     W     Y     Z

Thesaurus Overview

Another Thesaurus

Thesaurus - Arabic Influenced Religious Terminology on Malta

"We speak an arabic dialect and are catholics. Although our dialect is highly italianised we use christian arabic terminology. The question is from where have this terminology come from. Malta was under the arabs in the early middle age and there was a presence of islam. Our dialect have elements of both west and eastern arabic. I suspect that there was an immigration of melkites in malta, this is the reason why I am sending this email. Attached please find a list of our religious terminology."...
"I would like to ask you a question, how similar is our terminology to yours."...
"Thanks again and Alla dejjem izomm idejh fuqok u fuq il-Kinsja Mqaddsa."
Christopher Agius
Maltese Religious Terms Of Arabic Origin, Christopher Agius, 2002
Christopher Agius

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