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Where does “عَبْد اللّٰه” come from?

عَبْد اللّٰه (Arabic) comes from Arabic اللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

عَبْد اللّٰه (Arabic): servant of God

Definitions

  1. servant of God

Ancestry of “عَبْد اللّٰه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاللّٰهGod, Allah; the All-highest”, “God; the...
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god

Words derived from “عَبْد اللّٰه”

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