ENGLISH
REFERENCE

abbasid

ab·basid
  1. 1 a person (n.)
    C1 Advanced Academic

    a member of the Abbasid family or dynasty.

    a member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, claiming descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

    Example

    The last Abbasid in Baghdad was killed during the Mongol invasion.

    Example

    The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate in 750, shifting the empire's capital eastward to the newly founded city of Baghdad.

Origin

From Medieval Latin Abbasidēs, from Abbas + -idēs (patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Abbas + -id (dynastic suffix).

© 2026 English Reference