Skip to content
Naamنام

Abdul Sattar: meaning, origin and pronunciation

BoyArabic

عبدالستار

عَبْدُ السَّتَّار

Classical source identified (draft)Awaiting scholar review

Abdul Sattar (عبدالستار, Arabic عَبْدُ السَّتَّار) means “servant of the Concealer of faults”. It comes from the Arabic root س ت ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ب د; Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, س ت ر.

Meaning
servant of the Concealer of faults
معنی
ستار (اللہ) کا بندہ

Where it comes from

ʿAbd, servant, joined to a name of Allah meaning Concealer of faults. Sattār, from sitr (covering), is widely used in South Asia for God's concealing of sins; it is not in the best-known list of ninety-nine names.

Say it
ab-dus-sat-taarAudio recordings coming later
Root
س ت ر
Other spellings
Abdus Sattar
Themes
Faith