ʿAbd
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ʿAbd is an Arabic name element meaning “servant (of),” commonly used as the first part of theophoric names such as ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abd | 10 |
| ʿAbd canonical | 2 |
| Abd means servant or slave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22515859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ʿAbd Context triple: [ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, componentOfName, ʿAbd]
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A.
Abdus
Abdus is a given name most notably borne by Abdus Salam, the Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate.
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B.
Abdalla
Abdalla is a surname most notably borne by British-Egyptian actor and producer Khalid Abdalla, known for roles in films such as "United 93" and "The Kite Runner."
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C.
Abdulla
Abdulla is a character in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's novel "Petals of Blood," representing the struggles and transformations of ordinary Kenyans in the postcolonial era.
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D.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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E.
al-Abdah
al-Abdah is an Arabic family name associated with Syrian political figure Anas al-Abdah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ʿAbd Target entity description: ʿAbd is an Arabic name element meaning “servant (of),” commonly used as the first part of theophoric names such as ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.
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A.
Abdus
Abdus is a given name most notably borne by Abdus Salam, the Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate.
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B.
Abdalla
Abdalla is a surname most notably borne by British-Egyptian actor and producer Khalid Abdalla, known for roles in films such as "United 93" and "The Kite Runner."
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C.
Abdulla
Abdulla is a character in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's novel "Petals of Blood," representing the struggles and transformations of ordinary Kenyans in the postcolonial era.
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D.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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E.
al-Abdah
al-Abdah is an Arabic family name associated with Syrian political figure Anas al-Abdah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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