عادة

See also: عادت‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.da/

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Noun

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

1. custom, habit, manner, wont
2. law

   Synonym: قَانُون‎ (qānūn)

3. customary gift or present
4. menses, menstruation

   Synonyms: حَيْض‎ (ḥayḍ), طَمْث‎ (ṭamṯ), مَحِيض‎ (maḥīḍ)

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

• → Armenian: ադաթ (adatʿ)
• Gulf Arabic: عادة‎ (ʕāda)
• South Levantine Arabic: عادة‎ (ʕāde)
• → Bashkir: ғәҙәт (ğäðät), ғөрөф-ғәҙәт (ğöröf-ğäðät)
• → French: aâda
• → Hausa: al'ada
• → Wolof: aada ji
• → Mandinka: áado
• → Malay: adat
  • Indonesian: adat
  • → English: adat
  • → Dutch: adat
  • → Iban: adat
• → Ottoman Turkish: عادت‎ (âdet)
  • Turkish: âdet
  • → Albanian: adet
  • → Bulgarian: аде́т (adét)
  • → Crimean Tatar: adet
  • → Greek: αντέτι (antéti)
  • → Macedonian: адет (adet)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: адет

    Latin: adet

• → Pashto: عادت‎
• → Persian: عادت‎ ('âdat)
  • → Azerbaijani: adət
  • → Hindi: आदत (ādat)
  • → Kalasha: adat
  • → Kazakh: әдет (ädet)
  • → Kyrgyz: адат (adat)
  • → Turkmen: adat
  • → Urdu: عادت‎ (ādat)
  • → Uzbek: odat
• → Tajik: одат (odat)
• → Tatar: гадәт (ğadät)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “عادة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عادة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.da.tan/

Adverb

عَادَةً • (ʿādatan)

1. usually, customarily, ordinarily, habitually

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: adətən

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع و د‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَادَة‎ (ʿāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.de/, [ˈʕæː.de]
• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.da/, [ˈʕæː.da]

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Noun

عادة • (ʕāde) f (plural عادات‎ (ʕādāt) or عوايد‎ (ʕawāyed))

1. habit, custom

Derived terms

• عادي‎ (ʕādi, “usual; normal, regular”)
• متل العادة (mitl il-ʕāde, “as usual”), كالعادة‎ (kil-ʕāde, “as usual”)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَادَةً‎ (ʿādatan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.da.tan/, [ˈʕæː.da.tan]

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Adverb

عادةً • (ʕādatan)

1. usually, normally

   Synonym: بالعادة‎ (bil-ʕāde)

See also

• كالعادة‎ (kil-ʕāde, “as usual”)