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Abdul

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Also known as Abdul (given name), Abdul (first name)

Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix al / el (, meaning "the").

Key facts

Given name2.name
Abdul
Given name2.gender
Male
Given name2.meaning
servant of the...
Given name2.language
Arabic
Given name2.seealso
Abdu, Abdi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
male given name
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native label
Абдул
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
A134
Cologne phonetics
0125
Caverphone
APT111
language of work or name
Arabic
Commons category
Abdul (given name)
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Spelling variations
  • Etymology
  • Theophoric naming
  • Derived theophoric names
  • Arabic grammar
  • Independent naming
  • Given name
  • Surname
  • Fictional characters
  • See also
  • References

Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix al / el (, meaning "the").

It is the initial component of many compound names, such as '' (usually spelled Abdel Hamid, Abdelhamid, Abd El Hamid or Abdul Hamid''; lit. "servant of the Praised"), ' (Abdullah), and ' (Abdul Malik).

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