abbasi

See also: Abbasi

English

Alternative forms

• abassis
• abas
• abassi

Etymology

From Persian عباسی ('abbâsi); see for more. Doublet of abazi.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑ.si/

Noun

abbasi (plural abbasis)

1. (historical) A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
2. (historical) A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
3. (historical) An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
4. A unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.

Related terms

• abazi

Translations

historical Persian silver coin

• Armenian: աբասի (hy) (abasi)
• Portuguese: abassi m, abás m

Persian unit of weight

• Portuguese: abás m

References

• Abassi in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)