adi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "adi"

Translingual

Symbol

adi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Adi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Adi terms

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַד (ʿad̠, “until”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.di/

Preposition

adi (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (place) up to, as far as
2. (time) until, within
3. (with numbers with the suffix -īšu) times, -fold

Usage notes

It does not take pronominal suffixes.

Alternative forms

• adum (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)
• adu, ad (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂗 (EN) (with numbers) 𒀀𒁺 (A.RA₂)	𒀀𒁲 (a-di)

Ambonese Malay

Noun

adi

1. younger sibling

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَادِيّ (ʕādiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈdi/

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Adjective

adi (comparative daha adi, superlative ən adi)

1. usual, regular, normal, ordinary

   O adi bir insan deyildi. ― S/he was not an ordinary person.

2. simple

   Synonym: sadə

Derived terms

• qeyri-adi (“unusual”)

Related terms

• adət (“custom”)
• adətən (“usually”)

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adi/
• Hyphenation: a‧di

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Noun

adi (Balinese script ᬳᬤᬶ)

1. sibling (younger person who shares same parents)

   Adine magae di Denpasar. ― His/her younger sibling works in Denpasar.

2. a younger person to whom one has a close relation

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese ādi, adi, from Sanskrit अधि (adhi).

Noun

adi (Balinese script ᬅᬥᬶ)

1. main, principal
2. chief, superior, boss

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit आदि (ādi, “beginning”).

Noun

adi (Balinese script ᬆᬤᬶ)

1. first

References

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

Further reading

• “adi”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]