English Explanatory Dictionary

Shabazz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa.

Word forms

Shabazz Shabazzes

Etymology

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).

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