Etymology

Abdullah

Ab·dul·lah
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Today it means: A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Amatullah; variant forms 'Abd Allah, Abd Allah, Abd' Ulah, Abd-Allah, Abdalah, Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdu'llah, Abdulah, Abdulla, ʻAbd Allāh. Full definition →

Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعَبْدُ ٱللّٰه
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromعَبْدُ ٱللّٰه
  3. English todayAbdullah

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.

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