(Aramaic) father; bishop in Syriac and Coptic churches, , a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch .

The group members comprised Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad (vocalists), Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus (songwriters and lead male performers). There was a revival of interest in their music in the early 1990s.