Gender Masculine Usage Persian Scripts عبدالرضا(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /ʔæb.doɾ.ɾe.ˈzɒː/ Meaning & History Means "servant of al-Rida" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رضا (Reẕā), the Persian form of Arabic Rida. This name refers to the 9th-century Shia imam Ali al-Rida.