Abdi

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| meaning = Servant of God

| origin = Arab World

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Abdi is a male name. It is a usually given to Somali boys and also Oromos and the Arabs Abdul. In Somali, it means 'servant of Allah'. Among others, one version has an Arabic meaning which is loosely translated as 'servant of God'.

Arabic name

While Arabic speakers commonly use Abdu ({{lang|ar|عبده}}‎ / {{lang|ar|عبدو}} {{transliteration|ar|ʿabdu}}) rather than Abdi, both are nicknames for Abdul. It originates from the Arabic word {{lang|ar|عبد ال}} {{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʿabd al-}} / {{transliteration|ar|ʿabd el-}} / {{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʿabd ul-}}. The name translates as "servant of God"{{cite book|last=Long|first=Harry Alfred|title=Personal and family names: a popular monograph on the origin and history of the nomenclature of the present and former times|year=1883|publisher=Hamilton, Adams & co.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/personalandfami01longgoog/page/n270 260]|url=https://archive.org/details/personalandfami01longgoog}} in reference to religious submission to Allah (God). As such, it is often used by Muslims around the world in conjunction with one of the names of God in Islam, but also sometimes on its own.

Biblical name

Abdi is the name of three men in the Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, Abdi (עַבְדִּ֖י) literally means "my servant", but may be an abbreviation for "servant of "Yahweh".{{Cite web|url=https://biblehub.com/topical/a/abdi.htm|title=Topical Bible: Abdi}}

In {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:44}} Abdi is a Levite of the family of Merari.
In {{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|29:12|HE}} Abdi is a Levite in the time of King Hezekiah of Judah. This may be the same man as in 1 Chronicles 6:44.
In Ezra {{bibleverse-nb||Ezra|10:26|HE}} Abdi is the son of Elam, and one of a long list of men who had married foreign wives, and who then sent them away together with their children.