Abd al-Rahman explained

Abd al-Rahman
Pronunciation:Áb-dur-ráh-mán or
Áb-dál-ráh-mán
Gender:Male
Language:Arabic
Language origin:Arabic
Origin:'Abd + Ar-Rahman
Meaning:Servant of the Most Gracious
Region:7th-century Arabian Peninsula
Related Names:Amat al-Rahman (female variant), Rahman
See also:Abdur Rahim, Abdullah

Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman (Arabic: عبد الرحمن or occasionally Arabic: عبد الرحمان; DMG ʿAbd ar-Raḥman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1] [2] The letter A of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Because the letter R is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to Abd al-Rahman, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Rahman. Alternative transliterations include Abd ar-Rahman, Abdulrahman, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abidur Rahman, Abdrrahman, and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associated with certain areas, for example, Abdirahman in Somalia, Abderrahmane in French-speaking North Africa, or Abdelrahman in Egypt.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names . Salahuddin Ahmed . Hurst & Company . London . 1999.
  2. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names . S. A. Rahman . Goodword Books . New Delhi . 2001.
  3. Web site: 2006-04-06 . Acting tough . 2022-11-19 . frontline.thehindu.com . en.