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Where does “abbasi” come from?

abbasi (English) comes from Persian عباسی, from Persian عباس, from Arabic عَبَّاس, from Arabic عَبَسَ — to scowl; to frown.

abbasi (English): A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid...

Definitions

  1. A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid...

Ancestry of “abbasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianعباسیAbbasid; abbasi
2Persianعباس—
3Arabicعَبَّاسone who frowns a lot; untamed lion; lion
4Arabicعَبَسَto scowl; to frown
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