عادة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع و د‏ (ʿ-w-d); compare عَادَ‏ (ʿāda, “to return, go back”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

عَادَة • (ʿāda) f (plural عَادَات‏ (ʿādāt) or عَوَائِد‏ (ʿawāʾid) or عَاد‏ (ʿād) or عِيَد‏ (ʿiyad))

1. custom, habit, manner, wont
2. law
3. customary gift or present
4. menses

Declension

Declension of noun عَادَة (ʿāda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَادَة ʿāda	الْعَادَة‏ al-ʿāda	عَادَة ʿādat
Nominative	عَادَةٌ ʿādatun	الْعَادَةُ‏ al-ʿādatu	عَادَةُ ʿādatu
Accusative	عَادَةً ʿādatan	الْعَادَةَ‏ al-ʿādata	عَادَةَ ʿādata
Genitive	عَادَةٍ ʿādatin	الْعَادَةِ‏ al-ʿādati	عَادَةِ ʿādati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَادَتَيْن‏ ʿādatayn	الْعَادَتَيْن‏ al-ʿādatayn	عَادَتَيْ‏ ʿādatay
Nominative	عَادَتَانِ‏ ʿādatāni	الْعَادَتَانِ‏ al-ʿādatāni	عَادَتَا‏ ʿādatā
Accusative	عَادَتَيْنِ‏ ʿādatayni	الْعَادَتَيْنِ‏ al-ʿādatayni	عَادَتَيْ‏ ʿādatay
Genitive	عَادَتَيْنِ‏ ʿādatayni	الْعَادَتَيْنِ‏ al-ʿādatayni	عَادَتَيْ‏ ʿādatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَادَات‏‎; عَوَائِد‏‎; عَاد‏‎; عِيَد‏ ʿādāt‎; ʿawāʾid‎; ʿād‎; ʿiyad	الْعَادَات‏‎; الْعَوَائِد‏‎; الْعَاد‏‎; الْعِيَد‏ al-ʿādāt‎; al-ʿawāʾid‎; al-ʿād‎; al-ʿiyad	عَادَات‏‎; عَوَائِد‏‎; عَاد‏‎; عِيَد‏ ʿādāt‎; ʿawāʾid‎; ʿād‎; ʿiyad
Nominative	عَادَاتٌ‏‎; عَوَائِدُ‏‎; عَادٌ‏‎; عِيَدٌ‏ ʿādātun‎; ʿawāʾidu‎; ʿādun‎; ʿiyadun	الْعَادَاتُ‏‎; الْعَوَائِدُ‏‎; الْعَادُ‏‎; الْعِيَدُ‏ al-ʿādātu‎; al-ʿawāʾidu‎; al-ʿādu‎; al-ʿiyadu	عَادَاتُ‏‎; عَوَائِدُ‏‎; عَادُ‏‎; عِيَدُ‏ ʿādātu‎; ʿawāʾidu‎; ʿādu‎; ʿiyadu
Accusative	عَادَاتٍ‏‎; عَوَائِدَ‏‎; عَادًا‏‎; عِيَدًا‏ ʿādātin‎; ʿawāʾida‎; ʿādan‎; ʿiyadan	الْعَادَاتِ‏‎; الْعَوَائِدَ‏‎; الْعَادَ‏‎; الْعِيَدَ‏ al-ʿādāti‎; al-ʿawāʾida‎; al-ʿāda‎; al-ʿiyada	عَادَاتِ‏‎; عَوَائِدَ‏‎; عَادَ‏‎; عِيَدَ‏ ʿādāti‎; ʿawāʾida‎; ʿāda‎; ʿiyada
Genitive	عَادَاتٍ‏‎; عَوَائِدَ‏‎; عَادٍ‏‎; عِيَدٍ‏ ʿādātin‎; ʿawāʾida‎; ʿādin‎; ʿiyadin	الْعَادَاتِ‏‎; الْعَوَائِدِ‏‎; الْعَادِ‏‎; الْعِيَدِ‏ al-ʿādāti‎; al-ʿawāʾidi‎; al-ʿādi‎; al-ʿiyadi	عَادَاتِ‏‎; عَوَائِدِ‏‎; عَادِ‏‎; عِيَدِ‏ ʿādāti‎; ʿawāʾidi‎; ʿādi‎; ʿiyadi

Descendants

• Bashkir: ғәҙәт (ğäðät), ғөрөф-ғәҙәт (ğöröf-ğäðät)
• French: aâda

References

• “عادة” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عادة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

عَادَة • (ʿāda) f (plural عَوَائِد‏ (ʿawāʾid))

1. (in plural) taxes, duties, charges, fees, rates

Declension

Declension of noun عَادَة (ʿāda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَادَة ʿāda	الْعَادَة‏ al-ʿāda	عَادَة ʿādat
Nominative	عَادَةٌ ʿādatun	الْعَادَةُ‏ al-ʿādatu	عَادَةُ ʿādatu
Accusative	عَادَةً ʿādatan	الْعَادَةَ‏ al-ʿādata	عَادَةَ ʿādata
Genitive	عَادَةٍ ʿādatin	الْعَادَةِ‏ al-ʿādati	عَادَةِ ʿādati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَادَتَيْن‏ ʿādatayn	الْعَادَتَيْن‏ al-ʿādatayn	عَادَتَيْ‏ ʿādatay
Nominative	عَادَتَانِ‏ ʿādatāni	الْعَادَتَانِ‏ al-ʿādatāni	عَادَتَا‏ ʿādatā
Accusative	عَادَتَيْنِ‏ ʿādatayni	الْعَادَتَيْنِ‏ al-ʿādatayni	عَادَتَيْ‏ ʿādatay
Genitive	عَادَتَيْنِ‏ ʿādatayni	الْعَادَتَيْنِ‏ al-ʿādatayni	عَادَتَيْ‏ ʿādatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَائِد‏ ʿawāʾid	الْعَوَائِد‏ al-ʿawāʾid	عَوَائِد‏ ʿawāʾid
Nominative	عَوَائِدُ‏ ʿawāʾidu	الْعَوَائِدُ‏ al-ʿawāʾidu	عَوَائِدُ‏ ʿawāʾidu
Accusative	عَوَائِدَ‏ ʿawāʾida	الْعَوَائِدَ‏ al-ʿawāʾida	عَوَائِدَ‏ ʿawāʾida
Genitive	عَوَائِدَ‏ ʿawāʾida	الْعَوَائِدِ‏ al-ʿawāʾidi	عَوَائِدِ‏ ʿawāʾidi

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of عَادَة‏ (ʿāda, “custom”).

Adverb

عَادَةً • (ʿādatan)

1. usually, customarily, ordinarily, habitually