Abbasid
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin Abbasidae, from Abbas + -idae. Compare Seleucid etc. Equivalent to Abbas + -id.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Abbasid (plural Abbasids)
- (historical) A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.[1]
Derived terms edit
- Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258, 1261-1517 A.D.)
Translations edit
member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250
Adjective edit
Abbasid (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.
Translations edit
relating to the Abbasids
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abbasid”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.