Abbasid

[ uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid ]

/ əˈbæs ɪd, ˈæb ə sɪd /

noun

a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.

Also Ab·bas·sid, Ab·bas·side

[uh-bas-ahyd, ab-uh-sahyd] /əˈbæs aɪd, ˈæb əˌsaɪd/.

Origin of Abbasid

< Arabic ( al-)ʿabbās + -id¹

Example sentences from the Web for abbasid

This was especially true of the Abbasid dynasty, who came into power in 750.

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |Isaac Husik
With the establishment of the Abbasid dynasty, a new epoch in Arabian poetry began.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 |Various
This Mahommed, the father of the two first Abbasid caliphs, was a man of unusual ability and great ambition.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 |Various
With the decay of the power of the Abbasid caliphate its importance declined.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various

Nicholson and others regard the Abbasid period as the great era of Arabic poets.

The Literature of Ecstasy |Albert Mordell

British Dictionary definitions for abbasid

Abbasid

/ (ˈæbəˌsɪd, əˈbæsɪd) /

noun

any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750–1258) and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed
(as modifier)the Abbasid dynasty

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Example sentences from the Web for abbasid

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