Word
abdul
Phoneticsab·dul
/æbˈduɫ/
Definition
n. a common name for a man or boy, used especially by Muslims.
n. A male given name of Arabic origin. It is frequently the first element of a theophoric compound name, such as Abdul-Rahman.
Examples
“Abdul is my new neighbor from Egypt.”
“Abdul introduced himself to the class and explained that his name means 'servant of the servant'.”
“While commonly used as a standalone name in Western contexts, Abdul traditionally serves as a prefix in Arabic-speaking cultures, requiring a following attribute to complete its theological meaning.”
Examples
simple
“Abdul is my new neighbor from Egypt.”
contextual
“Abdul introduced himself to the class and explained that his name means 'servant of the servant'.”
complex
“While commonly used as a standalone name in Western contexts, Abdul traditionally serves as a prefix in Arabic-speaking cultures, requiring a following attribute to complete its theological meaning.”
Etymology
From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.