"Pithavu" is one who ptotects and not a gender based noun

 A pithaavu is one who bestows 'arivu'(Wisdom) give shelter/protection, (abhayam) sutains (paalikkuka). Pithavu is not necessarily a father. Hebrew or Aramaic abba  also refers to father and mother.

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See >Abba Amona (Hebrew, Jewish). Lit., "Father-Mother"

Abba 'abba' (Chaldean) (cf Hebrew 'ab, Syrian abba or abbo) Father, origin, source, transliterated in the Greek text (Mark 14:36) as 'Abba. The phrase "Abba Father" has become a title of invocation to the first person of the Trinity; in Coptic and Syriac churches, Abba (father or master) is a title of the patriarch of bishops. In the Qabbalah, 'Abba is the original principle symbolized by Kether (the Crown). >read

 

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The word “Abba,” is a transliteration. The word “Father,” is a translation. There is no English word that adequately conveys the meaning of the Aramaic word, “Abba.” This is why the translators gave us this transliteration – Abba. The word conveys a close intimacy that is reserved for parents and children. We might compare the word to dad, but this doesn’t do it justice. This (Mark 14:36) is the first use of the term in the Scripture. The next time (chronologically) it is used is in Galatians 4:6 > read

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