ada

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ada"

Languages (32)

Translingual

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Afar • Ambonese Malay • Azerbaijani • Balinese • Crimean Gothic • Crimean Tatar • Dongxiang • Esperanto • French • Garo • Hiligaynon • Iban • Igbo • Indonesian • Japanese • Javanese • Latvian • Laz • Malay • Northern Kurdish • Northern Paiute • Rohingya • Sakizaya • Serbo-Croatian • Sidamo • Swahili • Tagalog • Turkish • Weyewa • Yoruba • Zazaki

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Translingual

Symbol

ada

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

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Adangme terms

Afar

Pronunciation

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

Noun

adá f 

1. 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

1. there is, there are
2. to be present, here

   Sagala waktu beta ada.

   I am here every minute.

3. to have

   Dorang ada pung ruma deng kabong.

   They have a house and a garden.

4. to be in a state of

   Dia ada saki.

   He/she is currently sick.

Adjective

ada

1. 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
Abjad		آدا

ada
island

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)

1. 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

Romanization

ada

1. Romanization of ᬳᬤ

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

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

Noun

ada

1. egg
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor:

     Ada. Ovum.

     Egg. Egg.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

ada

1. 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

1. father

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ada.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [ˈada]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Adjective

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

1. continual

French

Noun

ada m (plural adas)

1. tyrant (bird)

Garo

Noun

ada

1. elder brother

Synonyms

• adagipa (formal)
• adatang (formal)
• dada

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish hada.

Noun

áda

1. fairy

Iban

Etymology

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

Verb

ada

1. to be born; to give birth
2. to supply; to provide
3. to have; to possess

Igbo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àdá/

Noun

àda

1. eldest daughter
2. daughter

Derived terms

• ada eze (“princess”)

Indonesian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔä.dä/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧da
• Rhymes: -da, -a

Verb

ada

1. to be present, to exist, be there

   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.

2. to have, to possess

   Ia tidak ada uang

   He/she does not have money.

   Dia gak ada uangnya.

3. there is

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to be present, to exist”): tiada

Derived terms

Terms derived from ada

• adalah
• adapun
• berada
• berada-ada
• keadaan
• mengada-ada
• mengadakan
• pengada
• pengadaan
• seadanya

 

Further reading

• “ada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

ada

1. Rōmaji transcription of あだ

Javanese

Romanization

ada

1. Romanization of ꦲꦢ

Latvian

Verb

ada

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

Laz

Noun

ada

1. Latin spelling of ადა (ada)

Malay

Alternative forms

• اد
• ade (colloquial)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [adə]
• Rhymes: -a, -da

Verb

ada (Jawi spelling اد)

1. to be (exist)

   Antonym: tiada

   Ada dua jalan untuk ke sekolah.

   There are two routes for going to school.

2. to have

   Synonym: punya

   Antonym: tiada

   Saya cuma ada satu pemadam.

   I only have one eraser.

Derived terms

• adakan / اداکن
• adalah / اداله
• berada / براد
• keadaan / کأداءن

Descendants

• Indonesian: ada

Further reading

• “ada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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)

1. 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

1. crow

References

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

Rohingya

Noun

ada

1. ginger

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈda/, [a.ˈda]

Noun

ada

1. enemy

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada).

Pronunciation

• (àda) IPA^(key): /ǎda/
• (áda) IPA^(key): /ǎːda/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

àda, áda f (Cyrillic spelling а̀да, а́да)

1. (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), 2006–2024

Sidamo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈada/
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Noun

ada f 

1. 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”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

ada class IX (plural ada class X)

1. fee

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)

1. fairy

   Synonyms: diwata, nimpa

See also

• engkantada

 

References

• “ada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “ada”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

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)

1. island

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ada
Definite accusative	adayı
	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

• Balear Adaları (“Balearic Islands”)
• Cook Adaları (“Cook Islands”)
• Falkland Adaları (“Falkland Islands”)
• Faroe Adaları (“Faroe Islands”)
• Marshall Adaları (“Marshall Islands”)

 

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: ada
• → Zazaki: ada

References

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

Weyewa

Verb

ada

1. (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

1. machete, cutlass

   Synonym: ìgòdan

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Àwòrán ẹ̀yà igi Adà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dà/

Noun

adà

1. the tree Lophira lanceolata, commonly used in traditional herbal medicine

Zazaki

Noun

ada f

1. island