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A male parent: father, sire. Informal dad, daddy, pa, pappy², pop². Slang old man. See kin.

(4th cent. CE). Babylonian amora of the fifth generation. Papa studied under Rava and Abbayé. After Rava's death the Maḥoza Academy split apart. Some of the students went with R. Naḥman bar Isaac to Pumbedita and the rest with Papa to Naresh near Sura, where he headed his new academy for 19 years. At first he earned his living from agriculture (Hor. 10b) but later became wealthy as a beer brewer (Pes. 113a). As he had dealings with ordinary people, he was fond of quoting folk wisdom ("Marry beneath yourself"; "Buy land quickly but choose a wife slowly"; "If you are told an acquaintance has died, believe it; if you are told he has become rich, do not" [Yev. 63a; Git. 30b]). He closest colleague was R. Huna Ben Joshua, who served as his deputy at Naresh and as a business partner. Papa was one of the most important collators of the Babylonian Talmud before its final recension by his student Ashi and Ravina, reconciling conflicting opinions. He lived about 70 years and had two wives, the first the daughter of a kohen, which gave him the right to partake of heave-offerings (terumot).

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(Sanskrit; Pāli, sin). That which is evil or wrongful and leads to suffering. Pāpa is the opposite of puṇya (meritorious action) and whereas puṇya leads to a heavenly rebirth, pāpa brings about rebirth in one of the three states of woe, namely as an animal, a hungry ghost (preta), or in hell (see Gati). Pāpa arises from intentions and actions that are unwholesome (akuśala), namely those motivated by greed, hatred, and delusion, the three roots of evil (akuśala-mūla). Essentially, pāpa is that which leads one away from nirvāṇa, and is closer to the concept of error than an offence against divine authority or a condition innate in human nature such as original sin. In Buddhism sins cannot be forgiven, but may be confessed (see Pāpa-deśanā).

IN BRIEF: Familiar term for father.

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A woman's husband or lover. (1896 —) .

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - far

Nederlands (Dutch)
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Français (French)
n. - papa, père (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Papa

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ.) πατέρας, μπαμπάς

Italiano (Italian)
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - papai (m) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
папа

Español (Spanish)
n. - papá

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pappa, påven

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爸爸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爸爸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아빠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - お父さん, パパ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بابا كلمه تدليليه مطلقه على الأب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אבא‬

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