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English
Etymology
From Hebrew ���|�ָ�ָ� (adam) "earth", "man", "soil", "light brown" < ���� (adamah) 'red earth', 'ground'.
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, the mythological progenitor of the human race. <!-- Encyclopaedic info : with his wife Eve he fathered two sons, Cain and Abel. -->
- given name|male|from Hebrew|.
- figuratively original sin|Original sin or human frailty.
Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 3:20
:And Adam called his wife�s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
1667 � w:John Milton|John Milton, s:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost, Book VII
:Say Goddess, what ensu�d when Raphael,<br/>The affable Arch-Angel, had forewarn'd<br/>Adam by dire example to beware<br/>Apostasie,
1739 � w:Charles Wesley|Charles Wesley, s:Hark! the Herald Angels Sing|Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
:Second Adam from above,<br/>Reinstate us in thy love.
1859 � w:George Eliot|George Eliot, s:Adam Bede|Adam Bede, ch 1
:Adam Bede was a Saxon, and justified his name; but the jet-black hair, made the more noticeable by its contrast with the light paper cap, and the keen glance of the dark eyes that shone from under strongly marked, prominent and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic blood.
1904 � w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain, s:Extracts from Adam's Diary|Extracts from Adam's Diary
Derived terms
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Adam and Eve
Adamesque
Adamhood
Adamic, Adamical
Adamite
Adamitism
Adam's ale
w:Adam's Bridge|Adam's Bridge
Adam's apple
Adam's flannel
Adam's morsel
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Adam's needle
w:Adam's Peak|Adam's Peak
Adam's wine
apple of Adam
as old as Adam, old as Adam
co-Adamite
not to know someone from Adam
Old Adam
pre-Adamite
since Adam was a boy
Translations
trans-top|first man in the Bible and Qur�an
Arabic: Arab|آد� (��dam)
Catalan: Adam#Catalan|Adam
Chinese: ��, �� (Y�d�ng)
Czech: Adam#Czech|Adam
Danish: Adam#Danish|Adam
Dutch: Adam#Dutch|Adam
Esperanto: Adamo#Esperanto|Adamo
Estonian: Aadam
Finnish: Aadam
French: Adam#French|Adam
German: Adam#German|Adam m
Greek: �δάμ (Aðám)
:Ancient Greek: �δάμ (Adám) m
Hebrew: ���|�ָ�ָ� (Adam)
Icelandic: Adam#Icelandic|Adam m
Indonesian: Adam#Indonesian|Adam
Interlingua: Adam#Interlingua|Adam
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Irish: �dhamh
Italian: Adamo#Italian|Adamo
Kurdish: KUchar|ئاد���, Adem
Latin: Adam#Latin|Adam
Latvian: �dams
Lithuanian: Adomas
Maltese: Adam
Persian: FAchar|آد� (�dam)
Polish: Adam#Polish|Adam
Portuguese: Adão
Russian: �дам (Adam)
Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh
Sinhala: �දම�
Spanish: #Spanish|Adam, Adán
Swedish: Adam#Swedish|Adam
Thai: Thai|à¸à¸²à¸�ัม (aadam)
Turkish: Adem#Turkish|Adem
Walloon: Adan
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trans-top|male given name
Arabic: Arab|آد� (��dam)
Catalan: Adam#Catalan|Adam
Chinese: ��, �� (Y�d�ng)
Czech: Adam#Czech|Adam
Danish: Adam#Danish|Adam
Dutch: Adam#Dutch|Adam
Esperanto: Adamo#Esperanto|Adamo
Estonian: Aadam
Finnish: Aatami
French: Adam#French|Adam
German: Adam#German|Adam m
Greek:
:Modern: ο �δάμ (Aðám)
:Koine: ο �δάμ (Adám)
Hebrew: ���|�ָ�ָ� (Adam)
Icelandic: Adam#Icelandic|Adam m
Indonesian: Adam#Indonesian|Adam
Interlingua: Adam#Interlingua|Adam
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Irish: �dhamh
Italian: Adamo#Italian|Adamo
Kurdish: KUchar|ئاد���, Adem
Latin: Adam#Latin|Adam
Latvian: �dams
Lithuanian: Adomas
Persian: FAchar|آد� (�dam)
Polish: Adam#Polish|Adam
Portuguese: Adão
Russian: �дам (Adam)
Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh
Sinhala: �දම�
Spanish: Adán
Swedish: Adam#Swedish|Adam
Thai: Thai|à¸à¸²à¸�ัม (aadam)
Turkish: Adem#Turkish|Adem
Walloon: Adan
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trans-top|variants and pet forms
Czech: Adámek, Damek
Dutch: Adamus, Daam
Finnish: Aato, Aadam, Tami
French: Adamo, Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, Adnot
German: Adi, Adamo
Hebrew: ��� (Adi)
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Latin: Adamus
Polish: Adasiek
Scottish Gaelic: Adaidh (dialect), Addie, Addy, Adkin, Atty, Edie, Yiddie
Swedish: Adde
Turkish: Ado
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trans-top|figuratively: original sin; human frailty
Finnish: vanha Aatami
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See also
Eve
w:Adam and Eve|Wikipedia article on Adam and Eve
w:Original sin|Wikipedia article on original sin
Esau|Edom
Category:Biblical characters
Category:Male given names
Croatian
Etymology
From the L.|hr proper name Adam#Latin|Adam, meaning "Adam#English|Adam".
Proper noun
Adam m
- Adam#English|Adam
Category:Croatian proper nouns
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Category:hr:Male given names
Icelandic
Etymology
From the L.|is proper name Adam#Latin|Adam, meaning "Adam#English|Adam".
Proper noun
Adam m (Adams|Adam-s, -)
- Adam#English|Adam
Derived terms
adamsepli
Adam og Eva
See also
Eva
Category:Icelandic proper nouns
Category:is:Biblical characters
Category:is:Male given names
Spanish
Proper noun
Adam
- Adam (Biblical character)
Quotations
1602 � La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 2:20''
:Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todoanimal del campo.
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