abasi

noun

aba·​si

variants or abbasi

ə-ˈbä-sē 

or less commonly abaze

ə-ˈbä-ze 

plural abasi or abasis or abbasi or abbasis also abaze or abazes

1

: an Afghan yellow bronze coin equivalent to four shahi that was issued between 1921 and 1923

2

: an Afghan unit of value for postage stamps

one-abasi stamps

two-abasi stamps

Word History

Etymology

variant transliterations of Persian ʽabbāsī abassi

First Known Use

circa 1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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