Abbasid
/əˈbasɪd
/ /ˈabəsɪd /adjective
Relating to a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258.Al-Musta'sim, the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, proved no match for Hulegu's Mongol forces when they attacked Baghdad....
- This also brought the Ayyubids closer to the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad.
- Harun al-Rashid became the fifth Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty on 14 September 786.
noun
A member of the Abbasid dynasty.The youngsters tucked into complimentary homemade scones, fruitcake, and orange squash....
- Sitting on the veranda in the hot sun, the two drank orange squash and cosily chatted.
- There were bowls of a tasty variety of crisps and bottles of coke and lemonade, and a jug of orange squash.
Origin
Named after al-Abbas (566–652), the prophet Muhammad's uncle: the dynasty was founded by his descendants.
Rhymes
- reverentialness
- reverently
- reverentness
- Revere, Paul
- reverer
- reverie
- reverification
- reverify
- reverise
- reverist
- reverize
- revers
- reversable
- reversal
- reversal film
- reversal potential
- reversal process
- reversal-processed
- reversal processing
- reversal speed
- reverse
- reverse angle
- reverse-angle shot
- reverse anorexia
- reverse applied