1. abuna - Noun
2. Abuna - Proper noun
The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter the death of Abuna Takla Haymanot in 1988, Abune Merkorios who had close ties to the Derg (Communist) government was elected Patriarch of Ethiopia. Source: Internet
Burnt trees in the Amazon rainforest, near Abuna, Rondonia state, Brazil. Source: Internet
In places where there were a majority of Christians the Abuna will address them first and later the Mufti calling the people to end the violence and Vice-versa in the other locations where the majority were Muslims. Source: Internet
In the evening the Mufti and the Abuna went to the Radio Station and advised the citizens to end violence. Source: Internet
Finally, in 1959, Pope Kyrillos VI elevated the Abuna to Patriarch-Catholicos. Source: Internet
What you said about the Ethiopian church and its Abuna may have been true after the 7th century when Egypt fell under Arab occupation. Source: Internet