Bapa is the Acehnese word for “father” or “paternal figure”. It appears on 80 of the source, glossed as “a, dengan jang menjajan, door een zorgzaam vader (A. bikhairi abin)”. The term conveys both biological fatherhood and the moral quality of caring responsibility.
In the Burda translation, bapa is invoked in moral exhortations that liken divine guidance to a caring father.
Cultural significance
The concept of bapa underpins Acehnese kinship terminology and appears in customary law (adat) where the bapa holds authority over family affairs.
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Source
20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, pp. 80.