English Explanatory Dictionary

Abbasid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.

Pronunciation

/əˈbæs.əd/ /ˈæb.ə.səd/ /əbˈɑ.səd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Abbasid.wav

Word forms

Abbasid Abbasids ʿAbbāsid ʿAbbasid Abbassid Abbaside Abbasside

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Abbasidēs, from Abbas + -idēs (patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Abbas + -id (dynastic suffix).

Related words

Serkland

Derived words

Abbasid Caliphate
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