abbas
/abəz/
abbas noun: abbot. Also the plural of abba.
Noun
abbas
- abbot
- Abbot (Abbas) in French Abbè [abbé] […] him that in the convent or fellowſhip of Canons hath the rule and preheminence.1607, Iohn Cowell, editor, The Interpreter: or Booke Containing the Signification of Words, Cambridge: Iohn Legate, page 18
Proper noun capitalized: Abbas
IPA/əˈbɑːs/
Abbas (plural Abbases)
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname from Arabic.
- There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."2009 November 2, Ian Black, “Arab anger as Hillary Clinton backs Israel on settlements”, in The Guardian
- A placename affix, denoting previous ownership by an abbey
- [It] comprises the out-parishes of Holy Trinity, St. James and Peter, the parishes of Cawn, St. Rumbold Motcomb, East Stower, Stower Provost, Todbere, Melbury Abbas, Compton Abbas[.]1832, George Crabb, The Reformer’s Guide: Part the Second : Being a Comprehensive Analysis of the Boundary Act (2 & 3 GUL.IV.c.64), Thomas Kelly
Also used as
abbas is also the plural of abba.
abbas meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
abbas in Hindi
- अब्बास
abbas in Tamil
- அப்பாஸ்
abbas in Marathi
- अब्बास
abbas in Urdu
- عباس
More languagesFewer languages
- abbas in Bengali
- আব্বাস
- abbas in Telugu
- అబ్బాస్
- abbas in Malayalam
- അബ്ബാസ്, അബ്ബസ്
- abbas in Kannada
- ಅಬ್ಬಾಸ್
- abbas in Punjabi
- ਅੱਬਾਸ
- abbas in Gujarati
- અબ્બાસ
- abbas in Odia
- ଆବ୍ବାସ, ଅବ୍ବାସ୍, ଆବ୍ବାସ୍
- abbas in Nepali
- अब्बास
Forms of abbas
| plural | Abbases |
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Origin of abbas
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.
Words formed from abbas
Phrases with abbas
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Questions about abbas
- What does abbas mean?
- Abbas means abbot.
- What is abbas in Hindi?
- Abbas in Hindi is अब्बास. See Abbas meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abbas?
- Abbas can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce abbas?
- Abbas is pronounced /abəz/.
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