adam
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Adam in Adam and Eve as opposed to eve.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæd.əm/
(General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæd.əm/, [ˈæɾm̩], [ˈæɾəm]
(New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.əm/
Rhymes: -ædəm
Homophone: atom (t-flapping)
Hyphenation: a‧dam
=== Noun ===
adam (plural adams)
(US, humorous) The day or night before an eve; two days or nights before a holiday, most commonly Christmas.
== Afar ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈadam/ [ˈʔʌdʌm]
Hyphenation: a‧dam
==== Noun ====
ádam m
human
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /aˈdam/ [ʔʌˈdʌm]
Hyphenation: a‧dam
==== Verb ====
adám
imperative singular of adamé
=== References ===
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 51
== Azerbaijani ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (ādäm), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), from Hebrew אָדָם (âdâm); see the latter for more.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑˈdɑm/
Hyphenation: a‧dam
=== Noun ===
adam (definite accusative adamı, plural adamlar)
human, person
someone, somebody, an important person
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
insan
nəfər (when counting people)
==== Derived terms ====
adamöldürmə (“homicide”)
=== Pronoun ===
adam
(indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
Adama neçə dəfə deyərlər ki, gecikmə?! ― How many times should one be told not to be late?!
Adama daha heç nə lazım deyil. ― One doesn't need anything else.
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“adam” in Obastan.com.
Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “adam”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][4] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page n43
== Crimean Tatar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam)
=== Noun ===
adam
human, person
husband
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“adam”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
== Gagauz ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (ādäm), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑˈdɑm/
Hyphenation: a‧dam
=== Noun ===
adam (definite accusative adamı, plural adamnar)
human, person
Synonyms: kişi, insan
man, guy
Synonyms: erkek, erif
adam gölmää ― men's shirt
husband
Synonym: koca
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== See also ===
karı
çocuk
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Ciachir, Mihail (1938), “adam”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 7
Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “adam”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 10
N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “адам”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 25
Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), “adam”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 10
== Gothic ==
=== Romanization ===
adam
romanization of 𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌼
== Kalasha ==
=== Noun ===
adam
body
A piece (of something)
== Kavalan ==
=== Noun ===
adam
bird
== Ladino ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם m.
=== Noun ===
adam m (Hebrew spelling אדם)
man (adult male human)
Synonym: ombre
Hypernyms: persona, umano
=== References ===
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Noun ===
adam
Certain properties of a person, often derived from the biblical story
Den gamle adam (“sinful human nature”, literally “the old adam”)
Adams drakt or adamsdrakt (“to be naked”, literally “Adam's costume”)
Used in sayings and proverbs
Hvor lenge var Adam i paradis? (“Happiness is often short-lived”, literally “How long was Adam in Paradise?”)
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From the name of Adam in the book of Genesis.
=== Noun ===
adam m (definite singular adamen, indefinite plural adamar, definite plural adamane)
(metonymic) man
Coordinate term: eva
(figurative) original sin or human frailty
Synonym: arvesynd
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“adam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
=== Anagrams ===
Adam, dama, mada
== Turkish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑˈd̟ɑm/
Hyphenation: a‧dam
Rhymes: -dɑm
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Ottoman Turkish آدم, from Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (ādäm), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), from Proto-Semitic *ʾadm-; cognates with Hebrew אָדָם (âdâm), Akkadian 𒁁𒈪 (adamu), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎎 (ảdm).
==== Noun ====
adam (definite accusative adamı, plural adamlar)
human
man (adult human male)
===== Declension =====
===== Synonyms =====
(human): insan
(man): erkek
===== Antonyms =====
(antonym(s) of “Homo sapiens”): hayvan, uzaylı
(antonym(s) of “man”): kadın
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
beniadem
==== References ====
==== Further reading ====
“adam”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “adam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
adam
first-person singular possessive of ada