Abbasid
/əˈbæs.əd/ · noun
Meaning
- A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
- Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.
Etymology / origin
From Medieval Latin Abbasidēs, from Abbas + -idēs (patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Abbas + -id (dynastic suffix).
- Abbasidēs(la-med)→
- Abbasid (English)
- Relations: bor
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