Abbasid

American  

[uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid] / əˈbæs ɪd, ˈæb ə sɪd /

Also Abbassid,

noun

1. a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.

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Abbasid British  

/ əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəˌsɪd /

noun

1. 1. any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750–1258) and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed

   2. ( as modifier )

      the Abbasid dynasty

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Etymology

Origin of Abbasid

< Arabic ( al- ) ʿabbās + -id ¹

Example Sentences

The late Abbasid caliphs militarized their economy in an effort to wrest control from the dominant merchants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

It moved westward to the Middle East about 1200 years ago, a date that coincides with the expansion of trade and warfare by two Islamic caliphates, the Umayyad and the Abbasid.

From Science Magazine • May 19, 2024

First and foremost, the culture of learning that had blossomed during the Abbasid period continued to prosper.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The Abbasid caliphs employed Persian bureaucrats and ruled in a manner similar to the earlier Persian Great Kings, although they did not adopt that title.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The next shelves would have Ferdowsi of the Abbasid Empire—the father of the language in which I dream.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri