آدم
Arabic
Alternative forms
- ءَادَم (ʔādam) – pre-classical spelling
Etymology 1
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/
Noun
آدَم • (ʔādam) m (plural آدَم (ʔādam) or آدَمُون (ʔādamūn) or أَوَادِم (ʔawādim))
- human
- person
- man
- (plural, collective) mankind, humankind, collectively man
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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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 (äðäm), Әҙәм (Äðäm)
- → Bengali: আদম (adômô)
- → Hindi: आदम (ādam)
- → Kazakh: адам (adam)
- → Persian: آدم (âdam)
- → Rohingya: Adom
- → Turkish: Adem, adam
- → Urdu: آدم (ādam)
- → Uyghur: ئادەم (adem)
See also
- (Islamic prophets) 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 (dāwūd), سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān), يُونُس (yūnus), إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ), زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), عِيسَى (ʕīsā), مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) (Category: ar:Islamic prophets)
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 | ||
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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
Munji
Noun
آدم (ādam)
- elderly man
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (âdem), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Noun
آدم • (âdem, adam)
- human
- person
- man
Proper noun
آدم • (Âdem)
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name from Arabic: Adem, Adam
Descendants
- Turkish: adam, Âdem
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɑːðam/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɑːdam/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɒːdæm/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɔdam/
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Noun
Dari | آدم |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | одам (odam) |
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
- → Bengali: আদম (adômô)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: आदम (ādam)
- Urdu: آدم (ādam)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਆਦਮ (ādam)
- Shahmukhi: آدم (ādam)
- → Uzbek: odam
Proper noun
Dari | آدم |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Одам (Odam) |
آدم • (âdam)
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name, Adam
Related terms
- آدام (âdâm)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Noun
آدم • (ādam) m (Hindi spelling आदम)
- man
Proper noun
آدم • (ādam) m (Hindi spelling आदम)
- (religion) Adam
- a male given name, Adam
Related terms
- آدمی (ādamī)