Shabazz

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginArabic شَعْب ← Persian شهباز →
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Meanings

proper nounShabazz (plural Shabazzes)

plural Shabazzes

  1. A surname.
  2. lifestyleAccording to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa.

Origin

  1. Persianشهباز“royal falcon”
  2. Arabicعَزّ“to be mighty or glorious”
  3. Arabicشَعْب“a people”
  4. EnglishShabazz

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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