English Explanatory Dictionary

abbas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of abba
  2. abbot
name
  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.
  3. A placename affix, denoting previous ownership by an abbey

Pronunciation

/abəz/ en-ca-abbas.ogg /əˈbɑːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abbas.wav

Word forms

abbas Abbases

Etymology

From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an.

Related words

abazi abbasi Abbas and Templecombe Abbas Combe Cerne Abbas Itchen Abbas Milton Abbas

Derived words

Abbasid
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