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عَبْد الْغَنِيّ
Abdulghani
ab-dul-GHA-nee
“Servant of the Self-Sufficient.”
About Abdulghani
Abdulghani is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "servant of the self-sufficient" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Ghani' (the Self-Sufficient, the Rich), one of the names of God.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Abdul Ghani
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Abdulghani is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Abdulghani
- What does the name Abdulghani mean?
- Abdulghani (عَبْد الْغَنِيّ) means "Servant of the Self-Sufficient". Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Ghani' (the Self-Sufficient, the Rich), one of the names of God.
- Is Abdulghani a name from the Qur'an?
- Abdulghani does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Abdulghani a boy or a girl name?
- Abdulghani is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Abdulghani come from?
- Abdulghani is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Gh-N-Y.
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