Abdullah

English

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Alternative forms

• Abdulah
• Abdallah
• Abd Allah
• Abdu'llah

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: ˌɑb.dʊlˈɑ/
• X-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
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿卜杜拉 (cmn) (Ābǔdùlā)

• Dutch: Abdoella (nl)
• Finnish: Abdullah (fi)
• French: Abdoulla (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Abdulla (de) m
• Hebrew: עבדאללה (he)
• Indonesian: Abdullah (id)

• Japanese: アブドラ (ja) (Abudora)
• Malay: Abdullah (ms)
• Marathi: अब्दुल्ला (mr) (abdullā) m
• Polish: Abdullah (pl) m
• Portuguese: Abdala (pt)
• Russian: Абдулла (ru) (Abdullá) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Abdullah (sh), Abdulah (sh)
• Tatar: Ğabdulla (tt) (Ğabdulla), Габдулла (tt) (Ğabdulla)
• Turkish: Abdullah (tr), Aptullah (tr)
• Yiddish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Abdul, Abdel, Hurairah

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Turkish

Proper noun

Abdullah

1. A male given name