| Short meaning of Abbas | See below for detailed meaning |
|---|---|
| How to pronounce Abbas | Up + Boy + BAnd + Sweet Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
| Arabic Spelling (How to write Abbas in Arabic) | عَبَّاس |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Indirectly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Abbas | Abbaas Abas Abaas Ebas Ebbas Ebaas Abass Abaass All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
| Quranic Root (Learn more...) | AIN-B-S All Quranic baby names derived from AIN-B-S: |
Meaning of Abbas
Abbas is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “lion”, “a lion from which other lions run.”1, and “grim-faced”, “stern”, “morose”2. The 13th century scholar Al-Ṣaghānī says lions were called Abbas due to the grimness of their faces, therefore the “lion” meaning is secondary to the primary meaning of grimness and sternness of face.3
Abbas is the name of many companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, including ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭallib, uncle of the Prophet and an important figure in Islamic history. Abbas is derived from the ʿ-B-S root which is used in many places in the Quran.
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا
Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day grim and distressful. (Quran 76:10)
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى (1) أَنْ جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَى (2) وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّى (3) أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَى (4)
He frowned and turned away because the blind man came to him. And what makes you know? Perhaps he would purify himself, or be reminded so that the reminder would benefit him. (Quran 80:1-4)
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