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English
Etymology
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an.
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Proper noun
Abbas (plural Abbases)
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname from Arabic.
2009 November 2, Ian Black, “Arab anger as Hillary Clinton backs Israel on settlements”, in The Guardian:There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."
- (England, Dorset) A placename affix, denoting previous ownership by an abbey
1832, George Crabb, The Reformer’s Guide: Part the Second : Being a Comprehensive Analysis of the Boundary Act (2 & 3 GUL.IV.c.64), Thomas Kelly: comprises the out-parishes of Holy Trinity, St. James and Peter, the parishes of Cawn, St. Rumbold Motcomb, East Stower, Stower Provost, Todbere, Melbury Abbas, Compton Abbas
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
Proper noun
Abbas
- a male given name
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Swedish
Proper noun
Abbas
- genitive of Abba
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عباس (Abbâs), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
Proper noun
Abbas
- a male given name from Arabic