Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.

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Proper noun

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אדם (adám)

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. a male given name

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  • Classical Syriac: ܐܳܕܳܡ, ܐܖܡ
    • Malayalam: ആദാം (ādāṁ), ആദം (ādaṁ)Islam

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
א־ד־ם (ʾ-d-m)
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    From Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-. Comparable to Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤌 (ʾdm, man, earthling), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎎 (ảdm, man; red earth, red ochre), Old South Arabian 𐩱𐩵𐩣 (ʾdm, vassals, subjects), Ge'ez ዶም (dom, slave), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒄠𒈬 (a-da-am-mu /⁠adamu⁠/, blood), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒈠𒌈 (a-da-ma-tum /⁠adamātu⁠/, dark red earth or dye), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒈬 (a-da-mu /⁠adamu⁠/, a red garment), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒈬 (a-da-mu /⁠adamu⁠/, an important or noble person).

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    Noun

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    אָדָם (adámm [pattern: קָטָל]

    1. man, human
      אָדָם לְאָדָם זְאֵבadám l'adám z'évMan is a wolf to man. (cf. homō hominī lupus)
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    For plural, בני אדם (b'né adám) or אנשים (anashím) can be used.

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    Proper noun

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    אָדָם (adámm

    1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
    2. (Abrahamism, religion) Adam (the first man and the progenitor of the human race)
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    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

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    אָדֹם (adóm) (feminine אֲדֻמָּה, masculine plural אֲדֻמִּים, feminine plural אֲדֻמּוֹת)

    1. defective spelling of אדום (adóm, red).

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    אֹדֶם (ódemm

    1. defective spelling of אודם (ódem, redness).

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