آدم
Arabic
Alternative forms
- ءَادَم (ʔādam) — pre-classical spelling
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ء د م (ʔ d m) |
| 2 terms |
Terminology of the religious sphere borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m, “man, person”), with a foreign pattern like عَالَم (ʕālam, “world”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaː.dam/
Audio: (file)
Noun
آدَم • (ʔādam) m (plural آدَم (ʔādam) or آدَمُون (ʔādamūn) or أَوَادِم (ʔawādim))
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | آدَم ʔādam |
الْآدَم al-ʔādam |
آدَم ʔādam |
| nominative | آدَمُ ʔādamu |
الْآدَمُ al-ʔādamu |
آدَمُ ʔādamu |
| accusative | آدَمَ ʔādama |
الْآدَمَ al-ʔādama |
آدَمَ ʔādama |
| genitive | آدَمَ ʔādama |
الْآدَمِ al-ʔādami |
آدَمِ ʔādami |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | آدَمَيْن ʔādamayn |
الْآدَمَيْن al-ʔādamayn |
آدَمَيْ ʔādamay |
| nominative | آدَمَانِ ʔādamāni |
الْآدَمَانِ al-ʔādamāni |
آدَمَا ʔādamā |
| accusative | آدَمَيْنِ ʔādamayni |
الْآدَمَيْنِ al-ʔādamayni |
آدَمَيْ ʔādamay |
| genitive | آدَمَيْنِ ʔādamayni |
الْآدَمَيْنِ al-ʔādamayni |
آدَمَيْ ʔādamay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | آدَم; آدَمِين; أَوَادِم ʔādam; ʔādamīn; ʔawādim |
الْآدَم; الْآدَمِين; الْأَوَادِم al-ʔādam; al-ʔādamīn; al-ʔawādim |
آدَم; آدَمِي; أَوَادِم ʔādam; ʔādamī; ʔawādim |
| nominative | آدَمٌ; آدَمُونَ; أَوَادِمُ ʔādamun; ʔādamūna; ʔawādimu |
الْآدَمُ; الْآدَمُونَ; الْأَوَادِمُ al-ʔādamu; al-ʔādamūna; al-ʔawādimu |
آدَمُ; آدَمُو; أَوَادِمُ ʔādamu; ʔādamū; ʔawādimu |
| accusative | آدَمًا; آدَمِينَ; أَوَادِمَ ʔādaman; ʔādamīna; ʔawādima |
الْآدَمَ; الْآدَمِينَ; الْأَوَادِمَ al-ʔādama; al-ʔādamīna; al-ʔawādima |
آدَمَ; آدَمِي; أَوَادِمَ ʔādama; ʔādamī; ʔawādima |
| genitive | آدَمٍ; آدَمِينَ; أَوَادِمَ ʔādamin; ʔādamīna; ʔawādima |
الْآدَمِ; الْآدَمِينَ; الْأَوَادِمِ al-ʔādami; al-ʔādamīna; al-ʔawādimi |
آدَمِ; آدَمِي; أَوَادِمِ ʔādami; ʔādamī; ʔawādimi |
Proper noun
آدَم • (ʔādam) m (plural آدَمُون (ʔādamūn) or أَوَادِم (ʔawādim))
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name, Adam
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | آدَم ʔādam |
— |
| nominative | — | آدَمُ ʔādamu |
— |
| accusative | — | آدَمَ ʔādama |
— |
| genitive | — | آدَمَ ʔādama |
— |
Descendants
- → Bashkir: әҙәм (əźəm), Әҙәм (Əźəm)
- → Hausa: Ā̀dàmu
- → Malay:
- → Old Anatolian Turkish: آدم (ādäm)
- → Persian: آدم
- → Rohingya: Adom
- → Swahili: Adamu
See also
Islamic prophetsedit
- آدَم (ʔādam)
- إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs)
- نُوح (nūḥ)
- هُود (hūd)
- صَالِح (ṣāliḥ)
- إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)
- لُوط (lūṭ)
- إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
- إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)
- يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
- يُوسُف (yūsuf)
- أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb)
- ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl)
- شُعَيْب (šuʕayb)
- مُوسَى (mūsā)
- هَارُون (hārūn)
- دَاوُد (dāwud)
- سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
- يُونُس (yūnus)
- إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)
- الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ)
- زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā)
- يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
- عِيسَى (ʕīsā)
- مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)
Etymology 2
Color or defect adjective from the root ء د م (ʔ d m).
Adjective
آدَم • (ʔādam) (feminine أَدْمَاء (ʔadmāʔ), feminine dual أَدْمَاوَانِ (ʔadmāwāni), common plural أُدْم (ʔudm), masculine plural أُدْمَان (ʔudmān))
- of an intermixed or tinged coloration, especially with added black or white, whitened, off-white
- tawny, dun, brownish, reddish, tan, dust-colored, applied especially to camels, gazelles, and human beings
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | آدَم ʔādam |
الْآدَم al-ʔādam |
أَدْمَاء ʔadmāʔ |
الْأَدْمَاء al-ʔadmāʔ |
| nominative | آدَمُ ʔādamu |
الْآدَمُ al-ʔādamu |
أَدْمَاءُ ʔadmāʔu |
الْأَدْمَاءُ al-ʔadmāʔu |
| accusative | آدَمَ ʔādama |
الْآدَمَ al-ʔādama |
أَدْمَاءَ ʔadmāʔa |
الْأَدْمَاءَ al-ʔadmāʔa |
| genitive | آدَمَ ʔādama |
الْآدَمِ al-ʔādami |
أَدْمَاءَ ʔadmāʔa |
الْأَدْمَاءِ al-ʔadmāʔi |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | آدَمَيْن ʔādamayn |
الْآدَمَيْن al-ʔādamayn |
أَدْمَاوَيْن ʔadmāwayn |
الْأَدْمَاوَيْن al-ʔadmāwayn |
| nominative | آدَمَانِ ʔādamāni |
الْآدَمَانِ al-ʔādamāni |
أَدْمَاوَانِ ʔadmāwāni |
الْأَدْمَاوَانِ al-ʔadmāwāni |
| accusative | آدَمَيْنِ ʔādamayni |
الْآدَمَيْنِ al-ʔādamayni |
أَدْمَاوَيْنِ ʔadmāwayni |
الْأَدْمَاوَيْنِ al-ʔadmāwayni |
| genitive | آدَمَيْنِ ʔādamayni |
الْآدَمَيْنِ al-ʔādamayni |
أَدْمَاوَيْنِ ʔadmāwayni |
الْأَدْمَاوَيْنِ al-ʔadmāwayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أُدْمَان; أُدْم ʔudmān; ʔudm |
الْأُدْمَان; الْأُدْم al-ʔudmān; al-ʔudm |
أُدْم ʔudm |
الْأُدْم al-ʔudm |
| nominative | أُدْمَانٌ; أُدْمٌ ʔudmānun; ʔudmun |
الْأُدْمَانُ; الْأُدْمُ al-ʔudmānu; al-ʔudmu |
أُدْمٌ ʔudmun |
الْأُدْمُ al-ʔudmu |
| accusative | أُدْمَانًا; أُدْمًا ʔudmānan; ʔudman |
الْأُدْمَانَ; الْأُدْمَ al-ʔudmāna; al-ʔudma |
أُدْمًا ʔudman |
الْأُدْمَ al-ʔudma |
| genitive | أُدْمَانٍ; أُدْمٍ ʔudmānin; ʔudmin |
الْأُدْمَانِ; الْأُدْمِ al-ʔudmāni; al-ʔudmi |
أُدْمٍ ʔudmin |
الْأُدْمِ al-ʔudmi |
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 50–51
Chagatai
Etymology
Noun
آدم (ādam) (plural آدملار)
Synonyms
Munji
Noun
آدم (ādam)
Old Anatolian Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Noun
آدم • (ādäm)
- person, human
- Synonym: كشی (gişi)
- 14th Century, anonymous author, Dresden Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
- اولن آدم دیرلمز چخان جان كرو كلمز
- ölän ādäm dirilmäz, çıḫan cān gerü gälmäz
- [a] dead person does not arise back, [a] departed soul does not come back
- man
Descendants
Proper noun
آدم • (ādäm)
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name from a
Descendants
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “adam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (âdem), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Noun
آدم • (âdem, adam)
Proper noun
آدم • (adem)
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name, Adem, from Arabic, equivalent to English Adam
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaː.ˈdam/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.d̪ǽm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.d̪ǽm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.d̪ǽm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ādam |
| Dari reading? | ādam |
| Iranian reading? | âdam |
| Tajik reading? | odam |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | آدم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | одам |
آدم • (âdam) (plural آدمها (âdam-hâ))
- human
- person
- man
- bloke
- man (A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.)
Related terms
- آدمی (âdami)
Descendants
- Tajik: одам (odam)
- → Bengali: আদম (adom)
- → Chagatai: آدم (ādam)
- → Gujarati: આદમ (ādam)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kachchi: આદમ (ādam)
- → Kazakh: адам (adam)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਆਦਮ (ādam)
- Shahmukhi script: آدَم (ādam)
- → Sylheti: ꠀꠖꠝ (adomo)
Proper noun
| Dari | آدم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Одам |
آدم • (âdam)
- (Abrahamism, religion) Adam (the first man and the progenitor of the human race)
- a male given name, Adam
Related terms
- آدام (âdâm)
Urdu
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪əm/
- Rhymes: -əm
Noun
آدم • (ādam) m (Hindi spelling आदम)
Proper noun
آدم • (ādam) m (Hindi spelling आदम)
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name, Adam
Related terms
- آدمی (ādmī)