عَبْد
'Abd
Servant / Slave
Frequency275
Coverage0.35%
Status○ New
Grammar
Part of SpeechNoun (Ism)
Root (Arabic)ع ب د
Root Transliteration‘-b-d
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling‘Abd
Common MistakePronouncing the deep pharyngeal ‘Ayn (ع) as a soft Hamzah, or rushing over the Bā' Sukūn (بْ) without a crisp *Qalqalah* bounce.
Learning Notes
Micro Tafsir
In the Quran, the title *‘Abd* is worn by the greatest prophets and messengers during their moments of highest spiritual honor—such as the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during the Night Journey (*Isrā'*): *Subḥāna alladhī asrā bi-‘abdhi* ('Exalted is He who took His Servant by night...').
Memory Hook
Associate *‘Abd* with the popular composite names like *‘Abdullāh* ('Servant of Allah') or *‘Abd ar-Raḥmān* ('Servant of the Most Merciful').
Audio Pronunciation
Contextual Verse
Al-Isra (17:1)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
Common Combinations
عِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ
‘Ibād ar-Raḥmān
عِبَادُ (Servants of) + الرَّحْمَٰنِ (The Entirely Merciful)
The servants of the Most Merciful
وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
Forms
عَبْدعَبْدِعَبْدَهُعَبْدِكَعِبَادالْعِبَادُ
Related Words
عبد اللهالعبادعبادةتعبدون