abasi
See also: abasí
English
Noun
abasi (plural abasis)
- The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at of a rupee.
- 1818, Christopher Dubost, The elements of commerce, page 405:
- PERSIA. / In this empire of Asia, accounts are kept in tomans, each toman consisting of 1000 dinars-bisti, each of which is 12 dinars. The toman is divided into 50 abasis, 100 mamudis, 20 zaejiers, 1000 dinars-bisti, 2000 kabesquis, or 10000 dinar*. ... Silver monies are generally reckoned by bags of 50 tomans, or 2500 abasis, 100 mamudis of Avesa, or Avisa
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Etymology
First part of the word is the prefix a- (“a-”), from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Last part from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “step, foot, base. rhythm”), from Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis (“step, act of walking”), from *gʷem- (“to step, go, stand”), perhaps from *gʷeh₂- (“to step, go, stand”) + *-tis (“derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaˈsiː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧si
See also
- astasi (“astasia”), ataksi (“ataxia”), akinesi (“akinesia”), abasi-astasi (“astasia-abasia”)
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