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“servant of God”
Language context for this entry: Arabic
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01 / Meaning & origin
عبد الله is a masculine given name documented in Arabic. English Wiktionary records the meaning “servant of God”.
Meaning: “servant of God”
From عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”. Cognate with Hebrew עֲבְדִּיאֵל, Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה and Classical Syriac ܥܒܕܠܗܐ (ʕḇeḏalāhā).
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father of Muhammad (c. 546–566)
historical Arab ruler (624-692)
7th-century Islamic scholar
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