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Qabil name meaning

“Cain, son of Adam”

Letters
5
Syllables
2
First letter
Q
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Qabil

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Arabic origin

Qabil is a boy's name from Arabic, the Arabic form of Cain, son of Adam.

What does Qabil mean?

Cain, son of Adam

In Malay: Qabil, anak Nabi Adam

Sources (1)

About the name Qabil

Qabil is the Arabic form of the name Cain, son of Adam in Islamic tradition. Its first consonant comes from Hebrew qayin, and the Arabic form was restructured to rhyme with Habil (Abel).

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic, Hebrew
SyllablesQa-bil
Arabic scriptقابيل

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: قابيل · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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