Abd signifies in Arabic 'slave' or 'servant,' and enters, along with the name of God, into the composition of many proper names; as Abd-Allah, 'servant of God;' Abd-el-Kader, 'servant of the mighty God,' &c. So Ebed in Hebrew and Syriac.
Abd
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 9
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