ada

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ada"

Languages (34)

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Adangme.

Symbol

ada

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Adangme.

Afar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈda/ [ʔʌˈdʌ]
Hyphenation: a‧da

Noun

adá f

disturbance, bother

References

Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 74

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Derived from Malay ada and Indonesian ada.

Verb

ada

there is, there are
to be present, here
Sagala waktu beta ada.
I am here every minute.
to have
Dorang ada pung ruma deng kabong.
They have a house and a garden.
to be in a state of
Dia ada saki.
He/she is currently sick.

Adjective

ada

rich
Dorang orang ada.
They are rich people.

References

D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[2], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic		ада
Arabic		آدا

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”). Cognate with Crimean Tatar ada, Turkish ada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɑˈdɑ]
Hyphenation: a‧da
Audio (Baku): (file)

Noun

ada (definite accusative adanı, plural adalar)

island

Declension

Declension of *ada*
	singular	plural
nominative	ada	adalar
definite accusative	adanı	adaları
dative	adaya	adalara
locative	adada	adalarda
ablative	adadan	adalardan
definite genitive	adanın	adaların

Possessive forms of *ada*
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	adam	adalarım
sənin (“your”)	adan	adaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	adası	adaları
bizim (“our”)	adamız	adalarımız
sizin (“your”)	adanız	adalarınız
onların (“their”)	adası or adaları	adaları

	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	adamı	adalarımı
sənin (“your”)	adanı	adalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	adasını	adalarını
bizim (“our”)	adamızı	adalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	adanızı	adalarınızı
onların (“their”)	adasını or adalarını	adalarını

	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	adama	adalarıma
sənin (“your”)	adana	adalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	adasına	adalarına
bizim (“our”)	adamıza	adalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	adanıza	adalarınıza
onların (“their”)	adasına or adalarına	adalarına

	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	adamda	adalarımda
sənin (“your”)	adanda	adalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	adasında	adalarında
bizim (“our”)	adamızda	adalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	adanızda	adalarınızda
onların (“their”)	adasında or adalarında	adalarında

	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	adamdan	adalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	adandan	adalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	adasından	adalarından
bizim (“our”)	adamızdan	adalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	adanızdan	adalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	adasından or adalarından	adalarından

	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	adamın	adalarımın
sənin (“your”)	adanın	adalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	adasının	adalarının
bizim (“our”)	adamızın	adalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	adanızın	adalarınızın
onların (“their”)	adasının or adalarının	adalarının

Derived terms

yarımada (“peninsula”)

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Verb

ada (Balinese script ᬳᬤ) (madia)

to be, exist
Synonym: (alus mider) wénten

Ada orta apa? ― What is the news?
to need

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wada”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Betawi

Alternative forms

adè, adah (dialectal)

Etymology

From Classical Malay ada, from Proto-Malayic *ada, *ada-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Its auxiliary usage is likely a semantic loan from Hokkien 有 (ū); compare Singlish got.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ada/
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: a‧da

Verb

ada

to exist (of a specified thing); there be
- 1972, Aman Doris, “Tukang Kain [Cloth Seller]”, in Tukang Tuak [Palm Wine Seller]‎^[3], performed by Benyamin Sueb & Ida Royani, Jakarta: Indah, track A4:
  Kaèn batik adè, pelèkat juga’ adè
  There are batik cloths, there are striped cloths as well
to be present
Synonym: hadir
to have
Synonyms: ada punya, gableg, ngelah
- 1970, Sjurmani D., “Tutup Kontrak [To Sign A Contract]”, in Indonesian basic course: The Djakarta dialect‎^[4] (in Indonesian), Washington, D. C.: Defense Language Institute, page 40:
  Nok gue ade potongan direktur kagak?
  [Nok, guè adè potongan dirèktur, kaga'?]
  Nok, do I have the look of a director?
- 2021, Bang Ilok, “Nutur Kembang Duren [Collecting Durian Flowers]”, in Betawi Punya Cerita [Batavian Anecdotes], Bogor: Guepedia, →ISBN, page 43:
  Ntuh kembang duren nyeng pada merutug biasanya ada kelokopan nya ngikut jatoh, ...
  [Ntuh kembang durèn nyeng pada merutug biasanya ada kelokopannya ngikut jatoh, ...]
  Those fallen durian flowers usually have their sepals intact falling along, ...
(auxiliary) used to emphasize that the action is currently taking place or has been done
Gua ada nongton pèlem, nih. ― I am actually watching movies right now.

Gua ada bilang ama dia, sih. ― I did actually tell them.
(auxiliary) used to mark the completive or experiential aspect
(auxiliary) used to mark the habitual aspect
- c. 1970, Uci Sanusi, “Rancak Zaman Jepang [The Poem of Japanese Occupation]”, in Betawi Tempo Doeloe [Old-Time Batavia], Jakarta: Sumber Ria, track A2:
  Kepiting ada menjapit kerang
  Crabs catch clams (all the time)
(auxiliary) used to mark the realis modality

Derived terms

References

Batten, C. J. (1868), “Ada”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 3

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. The *jj > d sound change follows Holtzmann's law.

Noun

ada

egg
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor:
  Ada. Ovum.
  Egg. Egg.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

ada

island

Declension

Declension of *ada*
	singular	plural
nominative	ada	adalar
genitive	adanıñ	adalarnıñ
dative	adağa	adalarğa
accusative	adanı	adalarnı
locative	adada	adalarda
ablative	adadan	adalardan

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɑ/, /ˈɑtɑ/

Noun

ada

father

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈada/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ada
Hyphenation: a‧da

Adjective

ada (accusative singular adan, plural adaj, accusative plural adajn)

continual

French

Pronunciation

Audio (France (Somain)): (file)

Noun

ada m (plural adas)

tyrant (bird)

Garo

Noun

ada

elder brother

Synonyms

adagipa (formal)
adatang (formal)
dada

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish hada.

Noun

áda

fairy

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *adaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Doublet of nadai.

Verb

ada

to be born; to give birth
to supply; to provide
to have; to possess

Igbo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /àdá/

Noun

àda

Derived terms

ada eze (“princess”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔä.dä/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: a‧da
Rhymes: -da, -a

Etymology 1

From Malay ada, from Classical Malay اد (ada), from Old Malay hada, from Proto-Malayic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Verb

ada (intransitive, does not take voice prefixes)

to be present, to exist, be there
Antonym: tiada

Ia ada di sana.
He/she is over there.

Dia ada di sana deh.

Ada tiga pilihan yang tersedia.
There are three options available.

Ada tiga pilihan sedia.
to have, to possess
Ia tidak ada uang
He/she does not have money.

Dia gak ada uangnya.
there is

Derived terms

Terms derived from ada

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ngadha [Term?].

Noun

ada (uncountable)

(dialect) customs, procedures and norms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢ (ada).

Noun

ada (plural ada-ada)

(dialect) vein skeleton of a leaf
(dialect) feather
Synonym: bulu

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sabu [Term?].

Noun

ada (plural ada-ada)

(dialect) a group representing a tribe to follow the tali manu dabba

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Sabu [Term?].

Noun

ada (plural ada-ada)

(dialect) mucus from dead animals

Japanese

Romanization

ada

Rōmaji transcription of あだ

Javanese

Romanization

ada

romanization of ꦲꦢ

Latvian

Verb

ada

third-person singular/plural present indicative of adīt
(with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of adīt
(with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of adīt

Laz

Noun

ada

Latin spelling of ადა (ada)

Malay

Alternative forms

ade (schwa-variety, colloquial)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

(schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈadə/ [ˈa.də]
- Audio (Malaysia): (file)
- Rhymes: -adə

(Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈada/ [ˈa.da]
- Audio (Malaysia): (file)
- Rhymes: -ada
Hyphenation: a‧da

Verb

ada (Jawi spelling اد)

(no subject) There are, there is.
Antonym: tiada

Ada dua jalan untuk ke sekolah.
There are two routes for going to school.
To be (exist).
Antonym: tiada

Adam tidak ada di sekolah.
Adam is not at school.
To have.
Synonym: punya

Antonym: tiada

Saya cuma ada satu pemadam.
I only have one eraser.
(auxiliary) Perfective aspect marker, indicating a complete action.
Adam ada pergi sekolah juga.
Adam has gone to school too.
(creole Malay, auxiliary) Progressive aspect marker, indicating an ongoing action.

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

Indonesian: ada

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

ade, ادا (ada)

Etymology

From Turkish ada (“island”), Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada, “island”), from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈdɑː/

Noun

ada f (Arabic spelling ئادا)

island
Synonyms: cizîr, dûrgeh, girav

Declension

Declension of *ada*
definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	ada	ada
construct	adaya	adayên
oblique	adayê	adayan
demonstrative oblique	wê adayê	wan adayan
vocative	adayê	adayino

indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	adayek	adayin
construct	adayeke	adayine
oblique	adayekê	adayinan

References

Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “ada”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 1

Northern Paiute

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla 'álwet

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾa/

Noun

ada

crow

References

Liljeblad, Sven; Fowler, Catherine S.; Powell, Glenda (2012), The Northern Paiute-Bannock Dictionary, →ISBN

Rohingya

Noun

ada

ginger

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ˈda/, [a.ˈda]

Noun

ada

enemy

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ǎda/, /ǎːda/
Audio: (file)

Noun

àda or áda f (Cyrillic spelling а̀да or а́да)

(Bosnia, Serbia) island (usually one in a river), eyot
Synonym: (Croatia) òtok

Declension

Declension of *ada*
	singular	plural
nominative	áda	ade
genitive	ade	ádā
dative	adi	adama
accusative	adu	ade
vocative	ado	ade
locative	adi	adama
instrumental	adom	adama

Synonyms

ȍstrvo (Bosnia, Serbia)

References

“ada”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya ada, Kambaata ada and Oromo adaadaa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈada/
Hyphenation: a‧da

Noun

ada f

paternal aunt

Declension

Declension of *ada* (feminine)
	unmodified	modified
predicative	ada
nominative	ada	ada
genitive	adate^*)	ada^*)
dative	adate	adara
accusative	ada^*)
ablative	adatenni	adanni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 82
Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ada”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَاء (ʔadāʔ, “payment”).^[1]

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

ada class IX (plural ada class X)

fee

References

^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217 Nr. 1965

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hada (“fairy”), from Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔada/ [ˈʔaː.d̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: a‧da

Noun

ada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ) (mythology)

fairy
Synonyms: diwata, nimpa

References

“ada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
“ada”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025.

Tashelhit

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tarifit, Ghomara, Sokna, and Senhaja de Srair adan (“intestines”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ada/

Noun

ada m (plural adan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴷⴰ, Arabic spelling آدا)

gut, intestine
Synonym: iliwi

آر سغويّون وادان نّخ. ― ar sġuyyun wadan nnx. ― our intestines are screaming (of hunger).

Inflection

Inflection of **ada**
	singular	plural
free state	ada	adan
annexed state	wada	wadan

Derived terms

adan mqqurn (“large intestine”)
adan mẓẓiyn (“small intestine”)
adan n wakal (“earth worm”)
amɣar n wadan (“bladder”)

References

Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 62b

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada, “island”), from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”). Cognate with Azerbaijani ada, Crimean Tatar ada, Turkmen ada, Kazakh атау (atau), Kumyk атав (ataw), etc. The following are borrowings from Turkish: Serbo-Croatian ada, Ladino adá, Laz ada, Zazaki ada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ada]
Audio: (file)

Noun

ada (definite accusative adayı, plural adalar)

island

Declension

Declension of ada

	singular	plural
nominative	ada	adalar
definite accusative	adayı	adaları
dative	adaya	adalara
locative	adada	adalarda
ablative	adadan	adalardan
genitive	adanın	adaların

Possessive forms
nominative
	singular	plural
1st singular	adam	adalarım
2nd singular	adan	adaların
3rd singular	adası	adaları
1st plural	adamız	adalarımız
2nd plural	adanız	adalarınız
3rd plural	adaları	adaları
definite accusative
	singular	plural
1st singular	adamı	adalarımı
2nd singular	adanı	adalarını
3rd singular	adasını	adalarını
1st plural	adamızı	adalarımızı
2nd plural	adanızı	adalarınızı
3rd plural	adalarını	adalarını
dative
	singular	plural
1st singular	adama	adalarıma
2nd singular	adana	adalarına
3rd singular	adasına	adalarına
1st plural	adamıza	adalarımıza
2nd plural	adanıza	adalarınıza
3rd plural	adalarına	adalarına
locative
	singular	plural
1st singular	adamda	adalarımda
2nd singular	adanda	adalarında
3rd singular	adasında	adalarında
1st plural	adamızda	adalarımızda
2nd plural	adanızda	adalarınızda
3rd plural	adalarında	adalarında
ablative
	singular	plural
1st singular	adamdan	adalarımdan
2nd singular	adandan	adalarından
3rd singular	adasından	adalarından
1st plural	adamızdan	adalarımızdan
2nd plural	adanızdan	adalarınızdan
3rd plural	adalarından	adalarından
genitive
	singular	plural
1st singular	adamın	adalarımın
2nd singular	adanın	adalarının
3rd singular	adasının	adalarının
1st plural	adamızın	adalarımızın
2nd plural	adanızın	adalarınızın
3rd plural	adalarının	adalarının

Predicative forms
	singular	plural
1st singular	adayım	adalarım
2nd singular	adasın	adalarsın
3rd singular	ada adadır	adalar adalardır
1st plural	adayız	adalarız
2nd plural	adasınız	adalarsınız
3rd plural	adalar	adalardır

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Northern Kurdish: ada
→ Zazaki: ada

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ada”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Weyewa

Verb

ada

(Loli) to guard

References

Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010), “ada”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Edo áda, possibly derived from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá (“to split, to slice”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.dá/

Noun

àdá

machete, cutlass
Synonym: ìgòdan

Derived terms

aládàá (“one who has a cutlass, butcher”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.dà/

Noun

adà

the tree Lophira lanceolata, commonly used in traditional herbal medicine

Zazaki

Noun

ada f

island

[1] Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217 Nr. 1965

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Translingual

Etymology

Symbol

See also

Afar

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Verb

Adjective

References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Balinese

Etymology

Verb

References

Betawi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

Noun

Crimean Tatar

Noun

Declension

Dongxiang

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

French

Pronunciation

Noun

Garo

Noun

Synonyms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Noun

Iban

Etymology

Verb

Igbo

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun

Etymology 4

Noun

Etymology 5

Noun

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Javanese

Romanization

Latvian