Abdullah

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Alternative forms

• Abdulah
• Abdallah
• Abd Allah
• Abdu'llah

Etymology

Arabic عبد الله (ʕabd-állāh, “servant of God”), from عبد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (’Allāh, “the All-highest,” “God”).

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /{'bdV"l@/

  Rhymes: -ʊlə

Proper noun

Abdullah

1. A male given name. It is a common Islamic name that is favored because it indicates servitude and humility before God. According to a hadith, "The most beloved of your names to Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, are ‘Abdullah’ and ‘Abdur-Rahman’ (servant of the Most Merciful)". The name was also a favorite of the prophet Muhammad.

Usage notes

Not the same name as Abdul.

Translations

Muslim given name

Arabic: عبد الله (ar) (`abdu llāh) m. Bosnian: Abdullah (bs), Abdulah (bs) Chinese: Mandarin: 阿卜杜拉 (cmn) (Ābǔdùlā) Dutch: Abdoella (nl) French: Abdoulla (fr) m. German: Abdulla (de) m.

Hebrew: עבדאללה (he) Indonesian: Abdullah (id) Japanese: アブドラ (ja) (Abudora) Portuguese: Abdala (pt) Russian: Абдулла (ru) (Abdullá) m. Tatar: Ğabdulla (tt), Габдулла (tt) Turkish: Abdullah (tr), Aptullah (tr)

See also

• Abdul, Abdel

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Turkish

Proper noun

Abdullah

1. A male given name