abbasin.

Brit.

/əˈbasi/,

/ˈabəsi/, U.S.

/ˈæbəsi/,

/əˈbæsi/

Forms: 1600s abacee, 1600s abase, 1600s abashee, 1600s abbassee, 1600s abesse, 1600s–1700s abasse, 1600s–1800s abassee, 1600s– abassi, 1700s abasi, 1700s abassie, 1800s– abbassi, 1900s– abbasi.

Origin: A borrowing from Persian. Etymon: Persian ‘abbāsī.

Etymology: < Persian ‘abbāsī < ‘Abbas , the name of Shah Abbas I (reigned 1587–1629) + -ī -i suffix². Compare Portuguese abaci (1630).Compare also the occasional use in English of a form abas (reflecting the name of the Shah without the Persian suffix), after French †abas (1662 in the passage translated in quot. 1662) and German †Abas (1656, elsewhere in the source underlying the French text):1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 300 They [sc. the Persians] will receive from Foreiners no other money than Rixdollars, or Spanish Ryals, which they immediately convert into Abas's [Fr. en Abas, Ger. in ihre Müntze], and gain a fourth part by the money.

Now historical (chiefly Numismatics).

A Persian silver coin (originally weighing approx. 9.33 grams) equivalent in value to two mahmudi (mahmudi n. a) or 200 dinars, first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (reigned 1587–1629) and continuing in use until the 19th cent.; a money of account derived from this.By the end of the 19th cent. the value of the dinar had dropped dramatically and the 200-dinar piece had become a copper coin: see quot. 1902.

ΚΠ

1615 in W. Foster Lett. received by E. India Co. (1899) III. 176 The chiefest money that is current in Persia is the Abase.

1623 T. Barker & J. Benthall Let 24 Jan. in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1622–3 (1908) 186 Larrees and abashees.

1677 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Persian Trav. i. xii. 51 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. (1678) There are four several pieces of Silver Coyn [in Persia]; Abassi's, Mamoudi's, Shaet's, and Bisti's.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Abassi, a silver coin current in Persia,..somewhat less than an English shilling.

1792 J. Émïn Life & Adventures of Joseph Émïn 418 A flute load of wheat was sold for five abasis, or English shillings.

1824 J. J. Morier Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan II. xii. 193 Take these twenty silver abassis, and expend them in tapers for your wedding.

1895 S. G. Wilson Persian Life & Customs xvi. 280 By the Prophet..I paid five krans for it. Give me an abbasi profit.

1902 A. H. S. Landor Across Coveted Lands (1903) I. xiii. 133 The copper coins are in great variety. There is the abassi (one-fifth of a kran) worth four shais, and very scarce now.

1924 H. W. Codrington Ceylon Coins & Currency ix. 110 Commandeur Paviljoen..recommended that the 'abbásí should be fixed at 18 stuivers.

2004 S. Babaie et al. Slaves of Shah iii. 58 The abbasi silver coin, the best-known Safavid currency, was in very high demand on the Indian market.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abbasi
释义	abbasin. Brit. /əˈbasi/, /ˈabəsi/, U.S. /ˈæbəsi/, /əˈbæsi/ Forms: 1600s abacee, 1600s abase, 1600s abashee, 1600s abbassee, 1600s abesse, 1600s–1700s abasse, 1600s–1800s abassee, 1600s– abassi, 1700s abasi, 1700s abassie, 1800s– abbassi, 1900s– abbasi. Origin: A borrowing from Persian. Etymon: Persian ‘abbāsī. Etymology: < Persian ‘abbāsī < ‘Abbas , the name of Shah Abbas I (reigned 1587–1629) + -ī -i suffix². Compare Portuguese abaci (1630).Compare also the occasional use in English of a form abas (reflecting the name of the Shah without the Persian suffix), after French †abas (1662 in the passage translated in quot. 1662) and German †Abas (1656, elsewhere in the source underlying the French text):1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 300 They [sc. the Persians] will receive from Foreiners no other money than Rixdollars, or Spanish Ryals, which they immediately convert into Abas's [Fr. en Abas, Ger. in ihre Müntze], and gain a fourth part by the money. Now historical (chiefly Numismatics). A Persian silver coin (originally weighing approx. 9.33 grams) equivalent in value to two mahmudi (mahmudi n. a) or 200 dinars, first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (reigned 1587–1629) and continuing in use until the 19th cent.; a money of account derived from this.By the end of the 19th cent. the value of the dinar had dropped dramatically and the 200-dinar piece had become a copper coin: see quot. 1902. ΚΠ 1615 in W. Foster Lett. received by E. India Co. (1899) III. 176 The chiefest money that is current in Persia is the Abase. 1623 T. Barker & J. Benthall Let 24 Jan. in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1622–3 (1908) 186 Larrees and abashees. 1677 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Persian Trav. i. xii. 51 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. (1678) There are four several pieces of Silver Coyn [in Persia]; Abassi's, Mamoudi's, Shaet's, and Bisti's. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Abassi, a silver coin current in Persia,..somewhat less than an English shilling. 1792 J. Émïn Life & Adventures of Joseph Émïn 418 A flute load of wheat was sold for five abasis, or English shillings. 1824 J. J. Morier Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan II. xii. 193 Take these twenty silver abassis, and expend them in tapers for your wedding. 1895 S. G. Wilson Persian Life & Customs xvi. 280 By the Prophet..I paid five krans for it. Give me an abbasi profit. 1902 A. H. S. Landor Across Coveted Lands (1903) I. xiii. 133 The copper coins are in great variety. There is the abassi (one-fifth of a kran) worth four shais, and very scarce now. 1924 H. W. Codrington Ceylon Coins & Currency ix. 110 Commandeur Paviljoen..recommended that the 'abbásí should be fixed at 18 stuivers. 2004 S. Babaie et al. Slaves of Shah iii. 58 The abbasi silver coin, the best-known Safavid currency, was in very high demand on the Indian market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1615
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