Abdul

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæbdʊl/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /əbˈdʊl/, /æbˈdʊl/
• Rhymes: -ʊl

Proper noun

Abdul

1. A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.
   • 1995 June 5, Mary Anne Weaver, “Children of the Jihad”, in The New Yorker‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 April 2016:

     Abdul Basit’s life as one of America’s most-wanted men came to an end almost as suddenly as it began. His alleged co-conspirators in the World Trade Center bombing had implicated “Ramzi Yousef” when they were arrested, and the F.B.I. had on several occasions laid elaborate plans to capture him in Pakistan, but each time he had been alerted and had disappeared, either into Karachi’s un derground or across the border into Afghanistan.

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)
• Hindi: अब्दुल m (abdul)
• 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

Noun

Abdul (plural Abduls)

1. A Muslim.

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]

  • Audio (Malaysia, [ap.dol]):

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  • Audio (Malaysia, [a.bə.dol]):

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• 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

Tausug

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔabdul/ [ʔɑb̚ˈd̪ul]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: Ab‧dul

Proper noun

Abdul (Sulat Sūg spelling اَبْدُلْ)

1. a male given name from Arabic