abasí

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaˈsi/ [a.β̞aˈsi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧sí

Adjective

abasí m or f (masculine and feminine plural abasíes or abasís)

  1. Abbasid
    Synonym: abasida

Derived terms

  • califato abasí (A.D. 750–1258, 1261–1517)

Noun

abasí m (plural abasíes or abasís)

  1. Abbasid
    Synonym: abasida

References

  1. ^ Corriente, Federico (11 March 2019) “Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española”, in NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014‎[1] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy, archived from the original on 17 December 2020

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