Abdil ( ar, عبد ال) is another English form for the
Arabic word "Abd-Al", "Abd-El", "Abd-ul" which means ''Servant of''.
Abdil is also similar to "
Abdeel" ("Servant of God"), which is also
cognate
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to the popular
Arabic and
Muslim
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name "
Abdullah" ( ar, عبد الله), which means the "Servant of Allah". There are other Muslim names forms like Abdil or
Abdi ( ar, عبدي which literally means "My Servant" in Arabic). The form of
Obadiah's name used in the
Septuagint is ''
Obdios''; in Latin it is ''
Abdias''. The
Bishops' Bible has it as ''
Abdi''.
Given name
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Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (born 14 May 1989), a Singaporean professional footballer.
Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names