Standard Lemma guide

abbas

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈbɑːs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːs
  • /abəz/
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 B AA1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A placename affix, denoting previous ownership by an abbey

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England

Qualifier: Dorset

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4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of abba

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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5

noun

Meaning 5

abbot

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَبَّاس (ʕabbās) — A male given name
  • Armenian: Աբբաս — A male given name
  • Armenian: Աբաս (Abas) — A male given name
  • Bengali: আব্বাস (abbaś) — A male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿巴斯 (Ābāsī) — A male given name
  • Dargwa: Гӏяббас (ʿəbbas) — A male given name
  • Dutch: Abbas — A male given name
  • Esperanto: Abaso — A male given name
  • French: Abbas — A male given name
  • German: Abbas — A male given name
  • Greek: Άββας (Ávvas) — A male given name
  • Gujarati: અબ્બાસ (abbās) — A male given name
  • Hebrew: עבאס — A male given name
  • Hindi: अब्बास (abbās) — A male given name
  • Indonesian: Abbas — A male given name
  • Japanese: アッバース (Abbāsu) — A male given name
  • Kazakh: Ғабас (Ğabas) — A male given name
  • Kazakh: Ғаббас (Ğabbas) — A male given name
  • Malay: Abbas — A male given name
  • Marathi: अब्बास (abbās) — A male given name
  • Portuguese: Abbas — A male given name
  • Russian: Абба́с (Abbás) — A male given name
  • Tajik: Аббос (Abbos) — A male given name
  • Turkish: Abbas — A male given name
  • Ottoman Turkish: عباس — A male given name
  • Urdu: عَبَّاس (ʿabbās) — A male given name
  • Uyghur: ئابباس (abbas) — A male given name
  • Uzbek: Abbos — A male given name
Real reading context

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