abas

n. more than one 'aba' — a loose, sleeveless cloak worn in some Arab countries.

n. the plural form of 'aba', referring to traditional sleeveless garments or cloaks worn in the Middle East.

“The men wore traditional abas to protect themselves from the desert sun.”

“The merchants were easily identifiable by their finely woven abas, which distinguished them from the local labourers in the marketplace.”

n. an old silver coin used in Persia and nearby areas.

n. an alternative spelling of 'abbasi', denoting a silver coin formerly used in Persia and surrounding regions.

“The museum display showed several silver abas from the seventeenth century.”

“The archaeological site yielded several well-preserved abas, providing evidence of the extensive trade networks that once connected the region to the Persian Empire.”

Archaic · Technical

n. an old name for a skin disease on the head.

n. an archaic term for a cutaneous disease of the scalp, historically identified as porrigo or scald-head.

“The old medical book described a treatment for abas using herbal oils.”

“In nineteenth-century medical texts, abas was frequently grouped with other fungal infections of the scalp under the general category of porrigo.”

Archaic · Technical