ada

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ada"

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Afar • Ambonese Malay • Azerbaijani • Balinese • Betawi • 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 • Tashelhit • Turkish • Weyewa • Yoruba • Zazaki

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Adangme.

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)‎, 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, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		ада
Arabic		آدا

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”). Cognate with Crimean Tatar ada, Turkish ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈdɑ]
• Hyphenation: a‧da

• Audio (Baku):

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Verb

ada (Balinese script ᬳᬤ) (madia)

1. to be, exist

   Synonym: (alus mider) wénten

   Ada orta apa? ― What is the news?

2. to need

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wada”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Betawi

Alternative forms

• adè, adah (dialectal)

Etymology

From Classical Malay ada, from Proto-Malayic *ada, *ada-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Its auxiliary usage is likely a semantic loan from Hokkien 有 (ū); compare Singlish got.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Verb

ada

1. to exist (of a specified thing); there be
   • 1972, Aman Doris, “Tukang Kain [Cloth Seller]”, in Tukang Tuak [Palm Wine Seller]‎, performed by Benyamin Sueb & Ida Royani, Jakarta: Indah, track A4:

     Kaèn batik adè, pelèkat juga’ adè

     There are batik cloths, there are striped cloths as well

2. to be present

   Synonym: hadir

3. to have

   Synonyms: ada punya, gableg, ngelah

   • 1970, Sjurmani D., “Tutup Kontrak [To Sign A Contract]”, in Indonesian basic course: The Djakarta dialect‎ (in Indonesian), Washington, D. C.: Defense Language Institute, page 40:

     Nok gue ade potongan direktur kagak?

     [Nok, guè adè potongan dirèktur, kaga'?]

     Nok, do I have the look of a director?

   • 2021, Bang Ilok, “Nutur Kembang Duren [Collecting Durian Flowers]”, in Betawi Punya Cerita [Batavian Anecdotes], Bogor: Guepedia, →ISBN, page 43:

     Ntuh kembang duren nyeng pada merutug biasanya ada kelokopan nya ngikut jatoh, ...

     [Ntuh kembang durèn nyeng pada merutug biasanya ada kelokopannya ngikut jatoh, ...]

     Those fallen durian flowers usually have their sepals intact falling along, ...

4. (auxiliary) used to emphasize that the action is currently taking place or has been done

   Gua ada nongton pèlem, nih. ― I am actually watching movies right now.

   Gua ada bilang ama dia, sih. ― I did actually tell them.

5. (auxiliary) used to mark the completive or experiential aspect
6. (auxiliary) used to mark the habitual aspect
   • c. 1970, Uci Sanusi, “Rancak Zaman Jepang [The Poem of Japanese Occupation]”, in Betawi Tempo Doeloe [Old-Time Batavia], Jakarta: Sumber Ria, track A2:

     Kepiting ada menjapit kerang

     Crabs catch clams (all the time)

7. (auxiliary) used to mark the realis modality

Derived terms

• ada-adain
• adain
• diada-adain
• diadain
• ngada-ngada
• ngada-ngadain
• ngadain
• seada-adanya
• seadanya

References

• Batten, C. J. (1868), “Ada”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 3

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “adè”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 3

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈada/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Adjective

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

1. continual

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔä.dä/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧da
• Rhymes: -da, -a

Etymology 1

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.

Verb

ada (intransitive, does not take voice prefixes)

1. to be present, to exist, be there

   Antonym: tiada

   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

Derived terms

Terms derived from ada

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ngadha [Term?].

Noun

ada (uncountable)

1. (dialect) customs, procedures and norms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢ (ada).

Noun

ada (plural ada-ada)

1. (dialect) vein skeleton of a leaf
2. (dialect) feather

   Synonym: bulu

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sabu [Term?].

Noun

ada (plural ada-ada)

1. (dialect) a group representing a tribe to follow the tali manu dabba

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Sabu [Term?].

Noun

ada (plural ada-ada)

1. (dialect) mucus from dead animals

Further reading

• “ada”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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

• ade (schwa-variety, colloquial)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈadə/ [ˈa.də]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -adə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈada/ [ˈa.da]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Verb

ada (Jawi spelling اد)

1. (no subject) There are, there is.

   Antonym: tiada

   Ada dua jalan untuk ke sekolah.

   There are two routes for going to school.

2. To be (exist).

   Antonym: tiada

   Adam tidak ada di sekolah.

   Adam is not at school.

3. To have.

   Synonym: punya

   Antonym: tiada

   Saya cuma ada satu pemadam.

   I only have one eraser.

4. (auxiliary) Perfective aspect marker, indicating a complete action.

   Adam ada pergi sekolah juga.

   Adam has gone to school too.

5. (creole Malay, auxiliary) Progressive aspect marker, indicating an ongoing action.

Derived terms

Affixations

• adakan
• adalah
• berada
• keadaan

Descendants

• Indonesian: ada

Further reading

• "ada" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), 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

• IPA^(key): /ǎda/, /ǎːda/

• Audio:

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Noun

àda or áda f (Cyrillic spelling а̀да or 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), 2006–2025

Further reading

• Isaković, Alija (1993), “ada”, in Rječnik karakteristične leksike u bosanskome jeziku [Dictionary of characteristic words of the Bosnian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Wuppertal: Bambi, →ISBN, page 44

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