عبد

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عبد^¹

/ʕabd/

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A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Classical Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā), Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

noun عَبْد · ʕabd · عَبِيد · عِبَاد · عُبْدَان · أَعْبُد

a person who is under the ownership of another, a slave, a bondservant وَأَنْكِحُوا ٱلْأَيَامَى مِنْكُمْ وَٱلصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَائِكُمْ إِنْ يَكُونُوا فُقَرَاءَ يُغْنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَٱللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Similar: مَوْلَى, رَقِيق
someone resembling, likened to, or related to a slave (as in status, worth, condition, and so on) أَكُلَّمَا ٱغْتَالَ عَبْدُ السَّوْءِ سَيِّدَهُ / أَوْ خَانَهُ فَلَهُ فِي مِصْرَ تَمْهِيدُ صَارَ الْخَصِيُّ إِمَامَ الْآبِقِينَ بِهَا / فَٱلْحُرُّ مُسْتَعْبَدٌ وَٱلْعَبْدُ مَعْبُودُ نَامَتْ نَوَاطِيرُ مِصْرٍ عَنْ ثَعَالِبِهَا / فَقَدْ بَشِمْنَ وَمَا تَفْنَى العَنَاقِيدُ الْعَبْدُ لَيْسَ لِحُرٍّ صَالِ
Similar: مَوْلَى, رَقِيق
colloquial, ethnic, offensive, slur, vulgar term of abuse for a black person, equivalent to English nigger

عبد^²

/ʕa.ba.da/

verb عَبَدَ · ʕabada · يَعْبُدُ · عِبَادَة · عُبُودَة · عُبُودِيَّة

to worship, to serve, to be devoted to; to venerate or adore in a subservient manner إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

عبد^³

/ʕab.ba.da/

verb عَبَّدَ · ʕabbada · يُعَبِّدُ · تَعْبِيد · مُعَبِّد

to enslave, to subjugate, to subject وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَآءِيلَ

In English

nigger black person (derogatory)
adore worship
worship honor and adore, especially as a deity
slave person owned by another
serve religion: to obey and worship

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عبد},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عبد