Abdul

English

Etymology

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑbˈdʊl/

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• Rhymes: -ʊl

Proper noun

Abdul

1. A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.

Usage notes

This is not based on a name used independently in Arabic, but a transliteration of Arabic for "servant of the", to be followed by one of the 99 names, or epithets, of Allah; e.g., Abdullatif. Both the epithet Latif ('the All-gentle') and the whole name Abdullatif ('servant of the All-gentle') are given to Muslim men. Women receive the feminine form of one of God’s epithets, such as Latifa. Abdul is not the same name as Abdullah.

Translations

male given name

• Azerbaijani: Əbdül
• Bengali: আব্দুল (bn) (abdul)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿卜杜勒 (Ābǔdùlè)

• Dutch: Abdoel, Abdel
• French: Abdoul (fr)
• German: Abdul (de)
• Indonesian: Abdul (id)
• Kazakh: Абдул (Abdul)
• Malay: Abdul (ms), Abdu al-
• Marathi: अब्दुल m (abdul)
• Polish: Abdul (pl) m
• Russian: Абду́л (ru) (Abdúl)
• Turkish: Abdül
• Uyghur: ئابدۇل (abdul)
• Uzbek: Abdul

See also

• Appendix:The 99 names of Allah
• Abdullah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabdul/ [ˈap̚.dʊl]
• Syllabification: Ab‧dul

Proper noun

Abdul

1. a male given name from Arabic used by Muslims

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap.dol], [a.bə.dol]
• Rhymes: -dol, -ol
• Hyphenation: Ab‧dul

Proper noun

Abdul (Jawi spelling عبد, abbreviation Abd.)

1. A male given name from Arabic usually used by Muslims.