Abbasid

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noun

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

OriginMedieval Latin Abbasidēs →
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Meanings

nounAbbasid (plural Abbasids)

plural Abbasids · alternative ʿAbbāsid · alternative ʿAbbasid · alternative archaic Abbassid · alternative archaic Abbaside · alternative archaic Abbasside

  1. historyA member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
adjectiveAbbasid (not comparable)

alternative ʿAbbāsid · alternative ʿAbbasid · alternative archaic Abbassid · alternative archaic Abbaside · alternative archaic Abbasside

  1. not comparablehistoryOf or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinAbbasidēs
  2. EnglishAbbasid

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

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Translations

Arabic عَبَّاسِيّ, عَبَّاسِيَّة
  • عَبَّاسِيّ (ʕabbāsiyy)member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • عَبَّاسِيَّة (ʕabbāsiyya)member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • عَبَّاسِيّ (ʕabbāsiyy)of or relating to the Abbasids
Bengali আব্বাসিয়া, আব্বাসী
  • আব্বাসিয়া (abbasiẏa)member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • আব্বাসী (abbaśi)of or relating to the Abbasids
German Abbaside, abbasidisch
  • Abbasidemember of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • abbasidischof or relating to the Abbasids
Hindi अब्बासी, अब्बासी
  • अब्बासी (abbāsī)member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • अब्बासी (abbāsī)of or relating to the Abbasids
Lithuanian Abasidas
  • Abasidasmember of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
Portuguese abássida, abássida
  • abássidamember of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • abássidaof or relating to the Abbasids
Spanish abasí, abasida
  • abasímember of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • abasidamember of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • abasíof or relating to the Abbasids
  • abasidaof or relating to the Abbasids
Swedish abbasid, abbasidisk
  • abbasidmember of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • abbasidiskof or relating to the Abbasids
Urdu عَبّاسی, عَبّاسی
  • عَبّاسی ('abbāsī)member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
  • عَبّاسی ('abbāsī)of or relating to the Abbasids
Cite this entry
APA

Abbasid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbasid

MLA

“Abbasid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbasid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abbasid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbasid.

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