ʿĀbis
عابس
Say it AA-bis
Honoured as the name of ʿĀbis ibn Rabīʿah
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- ʿ-b-s
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Companions
- Also spelled
- Abis, Abes
What the word means
Frowning: ʿabasa is to knit the brows, and a man who does so is ʿābis (Lisān).
Classical Arabic names often came from strong or striking things in the desert world; the name is loved for who carried it.
The literal sense is plain or unflattering; families choose this name because an honoured early Muslim bore it, not for its dictionary meaning.
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عبس: عَبَسَ يَعْبِسُ عَبْساً وعَبَّس: قَطَّبَ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ، وَرَجُلٌ عابِسٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عُبُوسٍ.