abassi

noun abas·si

variants: or abbasi play \ə-ˈbä-sē\

Definition of abassi

plural abassi or abassis or abbasi or abbasis

1 : a Persian silver coin first issued in the late 16th century

2 : an old Persian unit of weight equivalent to about 0.8 pound

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Origin and Etymology of abassi

borrowed from Persian ʽabbāsī, adjective and noun derivative of ʽAbbās I, †1628, Safavid shah of Persia during whose reign the coins were first issued

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First Known Use: 1615

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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