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Abbasid

adj · noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /əˈbæs.əd/
  • US: /ˈæb.ə.səd/
  • US: /əbˈɑ.səd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَبَّاسِيّ (ʕabbāsiyy) — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Bengali: আব্বাসী (abbaśi) — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • German: abbasidisch — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Hindi: अब्बासी (abbāsī) — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Marathi: अब्बासी (abbāsī) — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Persian: عباسی ('abbâsi) — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Portuguese: abássida — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Spanish: abasí — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Spanish: abasida — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Swedish: abbasidisk — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Uyghur: ئابباسىي (abbasiy) — of or relating to the Abbasids
  • Arabic: عَبَّاسِيّ (ʕabbāsiyy) — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Bengali: আব্বাসিয়া (abbasiẏa) — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • German: Abbaside — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Hindi: अब्बासी (abbāsī) — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Lithuanian: Abasidas — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Marathi: अब्बासी (abbāsī) — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Portuguese: abássida — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Spanish: abasí — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Spanish: abasida — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • Swedish: abbasid — member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
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