آدم

See also: أدم

Arabic

Alternative forms

• ءَادَم (ʾādam) (classical spelling)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʾadm-; cognate with Akkadian 𒁁𒈪 (adamu, “person”), Hebrew אָדָם (âdâm, “man, person”), Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤌 (ʾdm, “man”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎎 (ảdm, “man”), Old South Arabian 𐩱𐩵𐩣 (ʾdm, “vassals, subjects”), Ge'ez ዶም (dom, “slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.dam/

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

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

• → Bashkir: әҙәм (əźəm), Әҙәм (Əźəm)
• → Persian: آدم (âdam)
• → Uyghur: ئادەم (adem)
• → Turkish: Adem, adam

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

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 triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آدَم ʔādam	الْآدَم al-ʔādam	أَدْمَآء ʔadmaʔāʔ	الْأَدْمَآء al-ʔadmaʔāʔ
Nominative	آدَمُ ʔādamu	الْآدَمُ al-ʔādamu	أَدْمَآءٌ ʔadmaʔāʔun	الْأَدْمَآءُ al-ʔadmaʔāʔu
Accusative	آدَمَ ʔādama	الْآدَمَ al-ʔādama	أَدْمَآءً ʔadmaʔāʔan	الْأَدْمَآءَ al-ʔadmaʔāʔa
Genitive	آدَمَ ʔādama	الْآدَمِ al-ʔādami	أَدْمَآءٍ ʔadmaʔāʔin	الْأَدْمَآءِ al-ʔadmaʔāʔi
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		broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أُدْمَان‎; أُدْم ʔudmān‎; ʔudm	الْأُدْمَان‎; الْأُدْم al-ʔudmān‎; al-ʔudm	أُدْمَانَة‎; أُدْم ʔudmāna‎; ʔudm	الْأُدْمَانَة‎; الْأُدْم al-ʔudmāna‎; al-ʔudm
Nominative	أُدْمَانٌ‎; أُدْمٌ ʔudmānun‎; ʔudmun	الْأُدْمَانُ‎; الْأُدْمُ al-ʔudmānu‎; al-ʔudmu	أُدْمَانَةٌ‎; أُدْمٌ ʔudmānatun‎; ʔudmun	الْأُدْمَانَةُ‎; الْأُدْمُ al-ʔudmānatu‎; al-ʔudmu
Accusative	أُدْمَانًا‎; أُدْمًا ʔudmānan‎; ʔudman	الْأُدْمَانَ‎; الْأُدْمَ al-ʔudmāna‎; al-ʔudma	أُدْمَانَةً‎; أُدْمًا ʔudmānatan‎; ʔudman	الْأُدْمَانَةَ‎; الْأُدْمَ al-ʔudmānata‎; al-ʔudma
Genitive	أُدْمَانٍ‎; أُدْمٍ ʔudmānin‎; ʔudmin	الْأُدْمَانِ‎; الْأُدْمِ al-ʔudmāni‎; al-ʔudmi	أُدْمَانَةٍ‎; أُدْمٍ ʔudmānatin‎; ʔudmin	الْأُدْمَانَةِ‎; الْأُدْمِ al-ʔudmānati‎; al-ʔudmi

References

• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 50–51

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (ādem), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam); a cognate of Hebrew אָדָם (âdam).

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, ādem, Ādem

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam); a cognate of Hebrew אָדָם (âdam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒːˈdæm/

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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

• Hindi: आदमी (ādmī)
• Punjabi:
  • Gurmukhi: ਆਦਮੀ (ādmī)
  • Shahmukhi: [script needed]
• Urdu: آدم (ādmī)
• Uzbek: odam

Proper noun

آدم • (âdam)

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

Related terms

• آدام (âdâm)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam); a cognate of Hebrew אָדָם (âdam).

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)