Amat (name prefix)

Amat (امة) is a word meaning "female slave" or "servant", used in conjunction with an Islamic name of God to form a female given name. Examples of such names and their bearers are:


 * Amat Al Alim Alsoswa (born 1958), Yemeni politician
 * Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (1910 – 2000), wife of Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith
 * Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury, Bangladesh Awami League politician
 * Amat al-Razzak Hammed, Yemeni Minister for social affairs
 * Amat-Mamu (fl. c. 1750 BC), Babylonian scribe
 * Amat-Ullah Zaidi (1991), Indian sahehba known for super networking skills and glassy skin