Abdi

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Abdi
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArab World
MeaningServant of God

Abdi is a male name. It is a usually given to Somali boys and also Oromos and the Arabs Abdul. In Somali, it means 'servant of Allah'. Among others, one version has an Arabic meaning which is loosely translated as 'servant of God'. Abdi referred in Afaan Oromo means hope, being for-mostly related with being hopeful. Example as in a sentence : ' Anii abdi qebaa, Rabbi nuun egaa'. (Afaan Oromo)

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Arabic name

While Arabic speakers commonly use Abdu (عبده / عبدوʿabdu) rather than Abdi, both are nicknames for Abdul . It originates from the Arabic word عبد الʿabd al- / ʿabd el- / ʿabd ul-. The name translates as "servant of God" [1] in reference to religious submission to Allah (God). As such, it is often used by Muslims around the world in conjunction with one of the names of God in Islam, but also sometimes on its own. [1]

Biblical name

Abdi is the name of three men in the Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, Abdi (עַבְדִּ֖י) literally means "my servant", but may be an abbreviation for "servant of "Yahweh". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Long, Harry Alfred (1883). Personal and family names: a popular monograph on the origin and history of the nomenclature of the present and former times. Hamilton, Adams & co. pp.  260.
  2. "Topical Bible: Abdi".