Aê Diê

Rade

Etymology

Blend of aê (“grandfather; mister; lord”) +‎ adiê (“sky; heaven”). Cognate with Jarai Ơi Adai. Compare Vietnamese ông trời (“the Jade Emperor”, literally “the Heavenly Lord”), Vietnamese Chúa Trời and Vietnamese Thiên Chúa (“Yahweh”, literally “the Heavenly Lord”).

Proper noun

Aê Diê

1. (biblical, Protestantism) the Lord; God

   ƀuôn Aê Diê

   Heaven

   (literally, “the land of God”)

   sang Aê Diê

   a church

   (literally, “a house of God”)

   Klei Aê Diê Blŭ

   the Bible

   (literally, “the Stories God Told”)

   • Exodus 20:2; 2015 Rade translation from Klei Aê Diê Blŭ ("The Words of God")

     Kâo jing Yêhôwa Aê Diê ih, pô atăt ih kbiă leh mơ̆ng čar Êjip, mơ̆ng sang klei jing hlŭn.

     I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.