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אדם

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Aramaic

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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

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Etymology 1

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Root
א־ד־ם (ʾ-d-m)

    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). The meaning range points to these words being extensions from Proto-Semitic *dam- (blood), compare the Palestinian Aramaic forms of it אדם / אידם / ܐܕܡ (ʾəḏem, blood). The meaning development could be any of the following:

    1. “blood” → “red earth”, “red ochre” → “earthling”;
    2. “blood” → “man”, as blood is a main ingredient of humans;
    3. “blood” → “red earth”, “red ochre” → “the dye to paint idols” → hence “an idol” → “an effigy, a likeness” → “a man”;
    4. “blood” → “blood sacrifice to appease an idol” → hence “an idol” → “an effigy, a likeness” → “a man”;
    5. “blood” → “red” → “to show red blood in the face, e.g. to blush” → “a human”.

    Compare Arabic دُمْيَة (dumya, statue, idol; effigy, likeness; doll, puppet), دَمَّ (damma, to bedaub).

    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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    Root
    א־ד־ם (ʾ-d-m)

    Adjective

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

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

    Noun

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    אֹדֶם (ódemm

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

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