Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abassi

/əˈbɑ.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: abassi
IPA: /əˈbɑ.si/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of abbasi.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The most current money in Perſia are the abaſſi's, worth about 1 s. 4 d. ſterling : they are of the fineſt ſilver. An abaſſi is worth two mahmoudi's, a mahmoudi two ſhais, and a ſhai ten ſingle or five double caſbeghi's."
"Accounts are kept in tomans of 50 abassis = 100 mamoodis = 200 shatrees = 1,000 dinars-bisti. The last is an imaginary money."
"Only know how to set about it, and you can extract an abassi, not from every carriage, but from every gun-barrel."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbɑ.si/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

abassis (plural)

Homonyms

abbasi

Questions

How do you pronounce abassi?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɑ.si/.
What does abassi mean?: Obsolete spelling of abbasi.

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