ʿAbd ( Arabic : عبد ) is an Arabic word meaning one who is subordinated as a slave or a servant, and it means also to worship. The word can also be transliterated into English as 'Abd, where the apostrophe indicates the ayin , denoting a voiced pharyngeal fricative consonant or some reflex of it. In Western ears, it may be perceived as a guttural 'a' sound.
3-419: Abadiyeh , Abadiyah , Aabadiyeh and other romanisations, preceded or not by the article al- or el-, is an Arabic place-name derived from the word ʿabd , meaning 'slave', 'servant', or 'worshipper'. It is often understood as the shortened form of ʿAbd Allah , meaning "servant of God". The suffix -iya , in all its different transliterations, means "place of...", creating for Abadiyeh the meaning of "place of
6-482: Is regarded as shirk by Sunnis, it is also used with humans, in the names: It can also be used by Arab Christians and Arabic-speaking Christians , just as long as it is associated to their religion: Abdullah can be also used by Arab Christians, as they refer to God as Allah. ʿĀbid ( Arabic : عابد ) is a given name meaning "worshipper". It is based on the Arabic word "ʿIbādah", i.e. "worship". The female version of
9-610: The slave/servant/worshipper' (of God). Abadiyeh may refer to the following places: Abd (Arabic) It appears in many common Arab names followed by Al (the) in form of "Abd ul", "Abd ul-", etc.; this is also commonly transliterated as "el-," in the form "Abd el-", meaning "servant of the-". This is always followed by one of the names for God. These names are given in List of Arabic theophoric names and 99 Names of God . A widespread name Abdullah (name) (or ʿAbd Allah) means " servant of God " or "worshipper of God". Though this
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