Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abd allah

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: ab-d al-lah
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of an Arabic male given name, variant of Abdullah.

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.

Questions

What does abd allah mean?: A transliteration of an Arabic male given name, variant of Abdullah.
Where does abd allah come from?: Transliteration of Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.

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