Abd al-Rahman
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Abd al-Rahman is an Arabic male given name meaning "servant of the Most Merciful," commonly used across the Muslim world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic given name
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male given name ⓘ theophoric name ⓘ |
| associatedDivineName | al-Raḥmān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arabic-language masculine given names
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Islamic theophoric names ⓘ |
| component |
Raḥmān
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al- ⓘ ʿAbd ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | expresses devotion to God’s attribute of mercy ⓘ |
| etymologyPart |
al- is the Arabic definite article the
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al-Raḥmān is one of the names of God in Islam meaning the Most Merciful NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿAbd means servant or slave in Arabic ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| hasPluralityOfBearers | borne by many historical and contemporary Muslim figures ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | servant of the Most Merciful ⓘ |
| nameElementType | Abd is a common element in many Arabic theophoric names ⓘ |
| nameOrder | typically precedes family name in Arabic naming conventions ⓘ |
| namingConvention | constructed as Abd plus one of the names of God ⓘ |
| orthographicFeature | often written with a hyphen or space between elements ⓘ |
| phoneticFeature | the l in al- may assimilate to the following r in pronunciation ⓘ |
| popularity | common in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousConnotation | considered a pious name in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTextAssociation | derived from one of the 99 names of Allah in Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| shortForm |
Abd al-Rahman (without space or hyphen in some usages)
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Abdurrahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Abd ar-Rahman
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Abd er-Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Abd-ur-Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Abdur Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usageContext | personal given name ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
East Africa
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
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