Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The name of a silver coin formerly current in Persia. It is not certain to what particular coin the term was applied; according to Marsden, various pieces coined in 1684, 1700, and 1701, and weighing about 4 dwt. 17 gr., are abbasis, and are worth about 29 cents.
- n. The 20-copeck silver piece circulating in Russia, weighing about 61 grains, .500 fine, and worth about 8½ cents.
- n. Also written abassi, abassis.
- n. A current, subsidiary coin of Afghanistan, equivalent to 2 sanars or cents.
Wiktionary
- n. historical A silver coin of Persia, from the 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
- n. historical A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
- n. historical An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
- n. An unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.
Etymologies
- From Arabic or Persian abāsĩ, belonging to Abbās I, shah of Persia. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Gregorian, p. 402, divides the Kabuli rupee as follows for the nineteenth century: 10 dinars to 1 paisa; 5 paisas to 1 copper shahi; 2 shahis to 1 silver sannar or sadinar or misqali; 2 sannar to 1 abbasi or tanga; 1.5 abbasi to 1 kran (qiran); 2 krans to 1 rupee; 2/5 rupees to 1 nim sanad; 5 rupees to one sanad; 20 rupees to 1 toman.”
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier
“In the pukhta system 50 dinars equaled 1 shahi, 2 shahis equaled 1 sanar, 2 sanars equaled 1 abbasi, 3 abbasis equaled 1 Kabuli rupee.”
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier
“Iran was expected to respond to the IAEA report Wednesday.news. bbc.co.uk www. csmonitor.com Iran 2009 Elections Fraud Rigging Hasan Abbasi Hassan Abbasi Hassan Abassi Hasan Abassi Hasan abbasi USA America bomb war suicide bomber zionism zionist jewish jew judaism zion khomeini khumaini khomayni khamenei khamanei rafsanjani basij jihad Hizbullah Hezbollah Nasrallah Ayatollah Quran Islam Drag to Playlist”
“Iran was expected to respond to the IAEA report Wednesday.news. bbc.co.uk www. csmonitor.com Iran 2009 Elections Fraud Rigging Hasan Abbasi Hassan Abbasi Hassan Abassi Hasan Abassi Hasan abbasi USA America bomb war suicide bomber zionism zionist jewish jew judaism zion khomeini khumaini khomayni khamenei khamanei rafsanjani basij jihad Hizbullah Hezbollah Nasrallah Ayatollah Quran Islam”
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hernesheir The name of a coin. Nov 21, 2010