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آدم
“man, person”
آدم (ʔādam) is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew (ultimately Proto-Semitic), meaning “man, person.” It is used in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Old Anatolian Turkish, and 1 other language.
Arabic and Ottoman Turkish and Pashto and Persian and Urdu and trk-oatWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Adam.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
آدم comes from Biblical Hebrew, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic.
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How it developed
From Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m), from Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.
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آدم’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, آدم has a later derivative in Адем. In Urdu usage, آدم has a conventional equivalent in the English form Adam. In Persian usage, آدم has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Adán.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
آدم has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
7 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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