Amatullah (Name)

Amatullah (transliteration: Amatullāh, Arabic: أمة الله) is an Arabic name for girls that means “servant of God”, “slave of God”. It is made up of the words amah (“slave”¹, “devoted worshiper of God”²) and Allah (“God”).

Amatullah may also be spelled Amatulla, Amatula and Amat Allah.

There are two Sahabiyyat (Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ) named Amatullah:

• Amatullah al-Thaqafiyyah أمة الله الثقفية
• Amatullah bint Razeenah/Ruzainah أمة الله بنت رزينة

Below is the name Amatullah written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Amatullah written in Arabic kufi script:

1. Al-Muhkam wal Muheet al-Aadham by Ibn Seedah al-Mursi (d. 1066 CE), entry for أمو.
2. Taaj al-Aroos by Murtada al-Zabidi (d. 1790 CE), entry for أمو.