عبد

Meaning

Noun

1. a person who is under the ownership of another, a slave, a bondservant
2. a person who is under the ownership of another, a slave, a bondservant
3. (colloquial, ethnic, offensive, slur, vulgar) term of abuse for a black person, equivalent to English nigger

Verb

to worship, to serve, to be devoted to; to venerate or adore in a subservient manner

Verb

to enslave, to subjugate, to subject

Concepts

slave

servant

serf

subject

worship

worshiped

enslave

slave girl

minion

Synonyms

فراش

وصيف

Translations

Sklave

esclave

servus

δούλος

esclavo

escravo

esclau

schiavo

slaaf

serf

siervo

sclavus

σκλάβος

serve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʕabd/

Etymology

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