آدم

See also: أدم

Arabic

Alternative forms

• ءَادَم (ʔādam) — pre-classical spelling

Etymology 1

Root
ء د م (ʔ-d-m)

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/

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Noun

آدَم • (ʔādam) m (plural آدَم (ʔādam) or آدَمُون (ʔādamūn) or أَوَادِم (ʔawādim))

1. human
2. person
3. man
4. (plural, collective) mankind, humankind, collectively man

Declension

Declension of noun آدَم (ʔādam)

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))

1. (religion) Adam
2. a male given name, Adam

Declension

Declension of noun آدَم (ʔādam)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	آدَم ʔādam	—
Nominative	—	آدَمُ ʔādamu	—
Accusative	—	آدَمَ ʔādama	—
Genitive	—	آدَمَ ʔādama	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: adam, Adəm
• → Bashkir: әҙәм (əźəm), Әҙәм (Əźəm)
• → Bengali: আদম (adom)
• → Hindi: आदम (ādam)
• → Kazakh: адам (adam)
• → Persian: آدم (âdam)
• → Rohingya: Adom
• → Turkish: Adem, adam
• → Urdu: آدم (ādam)
• → Chagatai: 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))

1. Of an intermixed or tinged coloration, especially with added black or white, whitened, off-white
2. tawny, dun, brownish, reddish, tan, dust-colored, applied especially to camels, gazelles, and human beings

Declension

Declension of adjective آدَم (ʔādam)

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

From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).

Noun

آدم (ādam) (plural آدملار)

1. man, person

Synonyms

• كشى
• اير

Munji

Noun

آدم (ādam)

1. elderly man

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (âdem), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).

Noun

آدم • (âdem, adam)

1. human
2. person
3. man

Proper noun

آدم • (Âdem)

1. (religion) Adam
2. a male given name from Arabic: Adem, Adam

Descendants

• Turkish: adam, Âdem

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈðam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.d̪ǽm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.d̪ǽm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.d̪ǽm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.d̪ǽm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.d̪ǽm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.d̪ǽm]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḏam
Dari reading?	ādam
Iranian reading?	âdam
Tajik reading?	odam

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Noun

Dari	آدم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	одам

آدم • (âdam) (plural آدم‌ها (âdam-hâ))

1. human
2. person
3. man
4. bloke
5. man (A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.)

Related terms

• آدمی (âdami)

Descendants

• → Bengali: আদম (adom)
• → Gujarati: આદમ (ādam)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: आदम (ādam)

  Urdu: آدم (ādam)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਆਦਮ (ādam)

  Shahmukhi script: آدم (ādam)

• → Uzbek: odam

Proper noun

Dari	آدم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Одам

آدم • (âdam)

1. (religion) Adam
2. 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)

1. man

Proper noun

آدم • (ādam) m (Hindi spelling आदम)

1. (religion) Adam
2. a male given name, Adam

Related terms

• آدمی (ādamī)