Abis (Name)

Abis (transliteration: ʿĀbis) is an Arabic name for boys that means “lion”¹, its literal meaning is “angry”² and “fierce”³.

There are four Companions of the Prophet who have this name:

• Abis bin Ja`dah al-Tamimi عابس بن جعدة التميمي
• Abis bin Rabee`ahعابس بن ربيعة
• Abis bin Aabis al-Ghaffariعابس بن عابس الغفاري
• Abis slave of Huwaitib bin Abd al-Uzzaa عابس مولى حويطب بن عبد العزى

Abis was the name of a sword mentioned by the poet Farazdaq, belonging to someone called Abdulrahman bin Sulaim al-Kalbi.⁴

The name Abis may also be spelled as Aabis, Abes, Aabes, and ‘Abis.

Below is the name Abis written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the same name written in Arabic ruʿqah script:

1. Al-Ubaab al-Zaakhir by al-Saghaani (d. 1252 CE), entry for عبس.
2. Maqayees al-Lughah by Ibn Faris (d. 1004 CE), entry for عَبَسَ.
3. Al-Muhkam wal Muheet al-Aadham by Ibn Seedah al-Mursi (d. 1066 CE), entry for عبس.
4. Al-Ubaab al-Zaakhir by al-Saghaani (d. 1252 CE), entry for عبس.