Abd al-Malik

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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts عبد الملك(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ʕab.ˈdul.ma.lik/

Meaning & History

Means "servant of the king" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ملك (malik) meaning "king". This was the name of the fifth Umayyad caliph, who made Arabic the official language of the empire.