Abdullah: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عبداللہ
عَبْدُ اللَّه
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Abdullah (عبداللہ, Arabic عَبْدُ اللَّه) means “servant of Allah”. It comes from the Arabic root ع ب د. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ب د.
- Meaning
- servant of Allah
- معنی
- اللہ کا بندہ
Where it comes from
ʿAbd (servant, worshipper) joined to Allāh; the phrase occurs in Quran 72:19.
- Say it
- ab-dul-laahAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع ب د
- Other spellings
- Abdallah · Abdulla
- Known bearer
- Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, father of the Prophet ﷺ
- Themes
- Faith