Abdul

//əbˈdʊl// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.

    "Abdul Basit’s life as one of America’s most-wanted men came to an end almost as suddenly as it began. His alleged co-conspirators in the World Trade Center bombing had implicated “Ramzi Yousef” when they were arrested, and the F.B.I. had on several occasions laid elaborate plans to capture him in Pakistan, but each time he had been alerted and had disappeared, either into Karachi’s un derground or across the border into Afghanistan."

Noun
  1. 1
    A Muslim.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).

Next best steps

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: abdul