Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A current, subsidiary coin of Afghanistan, equivalent to 2 sanars or cents.
  • noun The name of a silver coin formerly current in Persia.
  • noun The 20-copeck silver piece circulating in Russia, weighing about 61 grains, .500 fine, and worth about 8½ cents.
  • noun Also written abassi, abassis.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun historical A silver coin of Persia, from the 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
  • noun historical A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
  • noun historical An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
  • noun An unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.

Etymologies

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From Arabic or Persian abāsĩ, belonging to Abbās I, shah of Persia.

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Examples

  • Gregorian, p. 402, divides the Kabuli rupee as follows for the nineteenth century: 10 dinars to 1 paisa; 5 paisas to 1 copper shahi; 2 shahis to 1 silver sannar or sadinar or misqali; 2 sannar to 1 abbasi or tanga; 1.5 abbasi to 1 kran (qiran); 2 krans to 1 rupee; 2/5 rupees to 1 nim sanad; 5 rupees to one sanad; 20 rupees to 1 toman.

    Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

  • In the pukhta system 50 dinars equaled 1 shahi, 2 shahis equaled 1 sanar, 2 sanars equaled 1 abbasi, 3 abbasis equaled 1 Kabuli rupee.

    Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

  • Iran was expected to respond to the IAEA report Wednesday.news. bbc.co.uk www. csmonitor.com Iran 2009 Elections Fraud Rigging Hasan Abbasi Hassan Abbasi Hassan Abassi Hasan Abassi Hasan abbasi USA America bomb war suicide bomber zionism zionist jewish jew judaism zion khomeini khumaini khomayni khamenei khamanei rafsanjani basij jihad Hizbullah Hezbollah Nasrallah Ayatollah Quran Islam Drag to Playlist

    #8217; 2010

  • Iran was expected to respond to the IAEA report Wednesday.news. bbc.co.uk www. csmonitor.com Iran 2009 Elections Fraud Rigging Hasan Abbasi Hassan Abbasi Hassan Abassi Hasan Abassi Hasan abbasi USA America bomb war suicide bomber zionism zionist jewish jew judaism zion khomeini khumaini khomayni khamenei khamanei rafsanjani basij jihad Hizbullah Hezbollah Nasrallah Ayatollah Quran Islam

    #8217; 2010

  • Iran was expected to respond to the IAEA report Wednesday.news. bbc.co.uk www. csmonitor.com Iran 2009 Elections Fraud Rigging Hasan Abbasi Hassan Abbasi Hassan Abassi Hasan Abassi Hasan abbasi USA America bomb war suicide bomber zionism zionist jewish jew judaism zion khomeini khumaini khomayni khamenei khamanei rafsanjani basij jihad Hizbullah Hezbollah Nasrallah Ayatollah Quran Islam Drag to Playlist

    #8217; 2010

  • Iran was expected to respond to the IAEA report Wednesday.news. bbc.co.uk www. csmonitor.com Iran 2009 Elections Fraud Rigging Hasan Abbasi Hassan Abbasi Hassan Abassi Hasan Abassi Hasan abbasi USA America bomb war suicide bomber zionism zionist jewish jew judaism zion khomeini khumaini khomayni khamenei khamanei rafsanjani basij jihad Hizbullah Hezbollah Nasrallah Ayatollah Quran Islam

    #8217; 2010

  • O 'anasar abbasi what are you just a small time rascal, a scoundral or jus a scum bag?

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2009

  • 3-Le pétrole tue lAfriquehenri paris david abbasi politique sarkozy-general paris-david abbasi larme français en golf - 1paris - abbasi

    WN.com - Articles related to Karzai studying peace offer from militant group 2010

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  • The name of a coin.

    November 21, 2010