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Abdul
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Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix al / el (, meaning "the").
Key facts
- Given name2.name
- Abdul
- Given name2.gender
- Male
- Given name2.meaning
- servant of the...
- Given name2.language
- Arabic
- Given name2.seealso
- Abdu, Abdi
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Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix al / el (, meaning "the").
It is the initial component of many compound names, such as '' (usually spelled Abdel Hamid, Abdelhamid, Abd El Hamid or Abdul Hamid''; lit. "servant of the Praised"), ' (Abdullah), and ' (Abdul Malik).
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