abasi

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noun (1)

aba·​si

variants or abbasi

ə-ˈbä-sē 

or less commonly abaze

ə-ˈbä-ze 

plural abasi or abasis or abbasi or abbasis also abaze or abazes

1

: an Afghan yellow bronze coin equivalent to four shahi that was issued between 1921 and 1923

2

: an Afghan unit of value for postage stamps

one-abasi stamps

two-abasi stamps

abassi

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noun (2)

abas·​si

variants or abbasi

ə-ˈbä-sē 

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

abazi

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noun (3)

aba·​zi ə-ˈbä-zē 

variants or less commonly abbasi

ə-ˈbä-sē 

plural abazi or abazis also abbasi or abbasis

: an 18th and early 19th century monetary unit used in the Caucasus region that is now the Republic of Georgia

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

variant transliterations of Persian ʽabbāsī abassi

Noun (2)

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

Noun (3)

borrowed from Georgian abazi, borrowed from Persian ʽabbāsī abassi

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1832, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for abasi

• bagasse
• lipase
• aussie
• basi
• bossy
• fossae
• glossy
• khasi
• lossy
• masi
• mossy
• posse