abasi

See also: abasí

English

Noun

abasi (plural abasis)

1. The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at $1/3$ of a rupee.
   • 1818, Christopher Dubost, The elements of commerce, page 405:

     PERSIA. / In this empire of Asia, accounts are kept in tomans, each toman consisting of 1000 dinars-bisti, each of which is 12 dinars. The toman is divided into 50 abasis, 100 mamudis, 20 zaejiers, 1000 dinars-bisti, 2000 kabesquis, or 10000 dinar*. ... Silver monies are generally reckoned by bags of 50 tomans, or 2500 abasis, 100 mamudis of Avesa, or Avisa

Anagrams

• Sabia, baisa

Danish

Noun

abasi

1. abasia (An incapacity to walk)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

First part of the word is the prefix a- (“a-”), from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Last part from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “step, foot, base. rhythm”), from Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis (“step, act of walking”), from *gʷem- (“to step, go, stand”), perhaps from *gʷeh₂- (“to step, go, stand”) + *-tis (“derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈsiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧si

Noun

abasi m (definite singular abasien, indefinite plural abasier, definite plural abasiene)

1. (medicine) abasia (an inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination)

See also

• astasi (“astasia”), ataksi (“ataxia”), akinesi (“akinesia”), abasi-astasi (“astasia-abasia”)

References

• “abasi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abasi” in Store medisinske leksikon