Join free

abbasi

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Abbasi¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَّاسِيّ (ʕabbāsiyy).

proper noun

  1. A Muslim caste.

Abbasi²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian عباسی ('abbâsi).

noun Abbasis

  1. alternative Alternative form of abbasi
  2. A surname from Persian

abbasi³

  • /əˈbɑ.si/ US

Where it comes from

From Classical Persian عَبَّاسِی (abbāsī); see for more. Doublet of abazi.

noun abbasis · abassis · abas · abassi

  1. A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
  2. historical A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
  3. An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
  4. A unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.

Translations

Every language

noun historical Persian silver coin

Portuguêsabassi, abás

noun Persian unit of weight

Portuguêsabás

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"abbasi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abbasi. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

abbasi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abbasi

Chicago

"abbasi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abbasi.

BibTeX
@misc{abbasi_2026,
  title = {abbasi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abbasi},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}