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abassi

US/əˈbɑ.si/

abassi is the obsolete spelling of abbasi.

Meaning of abbasi

Noun

abbasi (plural abbasis)

  1. A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
  2. (historical) A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
  3. An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
  4. A unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.

See all 6 meanings of abbasi

Forms of abassi

pluralabassis

Questions about abassi

What is abassi the obsolete spelling of?
Abassi is the obsolete spelling of abbasi.
How do you pronounce abassi?
Abassi is pronounced /əˈbɑ.si/ (US).

Words near abassi in the dictionary

  1. abasingly
  2. abasiophilia
  3. abasis
  4. abask
  5. Abaspour
  6. abassi
  7. Abassia
  8. Abassian
  9. Abassians
  10. abassis
  11. abastard

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