abbas

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/abəz//əˈbɑːs/

noun

abbot

OriginArabic عَبَّاس →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

abbas1

noun
  1. pluralplural of abba
  2. obsoleteabbot

    Abbot (Abbas) in French Abbè [abbé] […] him that in the convent or fellowſhip of Canons hath the rule and preheminence.

    1607, Iohn Cowell, editor, The Interpreter: or Booke Containing the Signification of Words, Cambridge: Iohn Legate, page 18

Abbas2

proper nounAbbas (plural Abbases)

plural Abbases

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

    There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."

    2009 November 2, Ian Black, “Arab anger as Hillary Clinton backs Israel on settlements”, in The Guardian
  3. EnglandDorsetA placename affix, denoting previous ownership by an abbey

    [It] comprises the out-parishes of Holy Trinity, St. James and Peter, the parishes of Cawn, St. Rumbold Motcomb, East Stower, Stower Provost, Todbere, Melbury Abbas, Compton Abbas[.]

    1832, George Crabb, The Reformer’s Guide: Part the Second : Being a Comprehensive Analysis of the Boundary Act (2 & 3 GUL.IV.c.64), Thomas Kelly

Origin

  1. Arabicعَبَّاس“one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”
  2. EnglishAbbas

From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an.

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Translations

Arabic عَبَّاس
  • عَبَّاس (ʕabbās)A male given name
Bengali আব্বাস
  • আব্বাস (abbaś)A male given name
Chinese Mandarin 阿巴斯
  • 阿巴斯 (Ābāsī)A male given name
Dutch Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
Esperanto Abaso
  • AbasoA male given name
French Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
German Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
Greek Άββας
  • Άββας (Ávvas)A male given name
Hebrew עבאס
  • עבאסA male given name
Hindi अब्बास
  • अब्बास (abbās)A male given name
Indonesian Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
Japanese アッバース
  • アッバース (Abbāsu)A male given name
Malay Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
Portuguese Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
Russian Абба́с
  • Абба́с (Abbás)A male given name
Turkish Abbas
  • AbbasA male given name
Urdu عَبَّاس
  • عَبَّاس (ʿabbās)A male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abbas

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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