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
- probationary
- probationed
- probationer
- probationership
- probationist
- probation officer
- probation order
- probation report
- probation service
- probationship
- probation station
- probative
- probatively
- probativeness
- probatory
- probatum est
- probe
- probeable
- probe-and-drogue
- probe microphone
- probe mike
- probenecid
- probe needle
- probe-pointed
- prober