Adam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpəkˌeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃɡəʊts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃɡəʊts/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpəkˌeɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

Adán

(Antiguo Testamento) en la mitología judeocristiana; el primer hombre y el marido de Eva y el progenitor de la raza humana

🇮🇹Italian

Adamo

(Antico Testamento) nella mitologia giudeo-cristiana; il primo uomo e marito di Eva e progenitore della razza umana

🇵🇹Portuguese

Adão

(Antigo Testamento) na mitologia judaico-cristã; o primeiro homem e marido de Eva e o progenitor da raça humana

🇷🇺Russian

Адам

(Ветхий Завет) в иудео-христианской мифологии; первый человек и муж Евы и прародитель рода человеческого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एडम

(पुराना नियम) यहूदी-ईसाई पौराणिक कथाओं में; पहला मनुष्य और हव्वा का पति और मानव जाति का पूर्वज

🇧🇩Bengali

আদম

(ওল্ড টেস্টামেন্ট) জুডিও-খ্রিস্টান পুরাণে; প্রথম মানুষ এবং ইভের স্বামী এবং মানব জাতির পূর্বপুরুষ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்

(பழைய ஏற்பாடு) யூத-கிறிஸ்துவ புராணங்களில்; முதல் மனிதன் மற்றும் ஏவாளின் கணவர் மற்றும் மனித இனத்தின் முன்னோடி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆడమ్

(పాత నిబంధన) జూడో-క్రైస్తవ పురాణాలలో; మొదటి వ్యక్తి మరియు ఈవ్ యొక్క భర్త మరియు మానవ జాతికి మూలపురుషుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

ॲडम

(जुडिओ-ख्रिश्चन पौराणिक कथांमध्ये जुना करार); पहिला पुरुष आणि हव्वेचा पती आणि मानवजातीचा पूर्वज

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદમ

જુડિયો-ક્રિશ્ચિયન પૌરાણિક કથાઓમાં (ઓલ્ડ ટેસ્ટામેન્ટ); પ્રથમ માણસ અને ઇવના પતિ અને માનવ જાતિના પૂર્વજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಮ್

(ಹಳೆಯ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ) ಜೂಡೋ-ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಪುರಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ; ಮೊದಲ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಈವ್ನ ಪತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನವ ಜನಾಂಗದ ಮೂಲಪುರುಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആദം

(പഴയ നിയമം) ജൂഡോ-ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ മിത്തോളജിയിൽ; ആദ്യ മനുഷ്യനും ഹവ്വായുടെ ഭർത്താവും മനുഷ്യവംശത്തിൻ്റെ പൂർവ്വികനും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਡਮ

(ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਨੇਮ) ਜੂਡੀਓ-ਈਸਾਈ ਮਿਥਿਹਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ; ਪਹਿਲਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਹੱਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਜਾਤੀ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਵਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

آدم

(عہد نامہ قدیم) یہودی-مسیحی افسانوں میں؛ پہلا آدمی اور حوا کا شوہر اور نسل انسانی کا آبائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

亚当

（旧约）犹太基督教神话；第一个男人，夏娃的丈夫，人类的祖先

🇯🇵Japanese

アダム

（旧約聖書）ユダヤ・キリスト教の神話。最初の人間であり、イブの夫であり、人類の祖先

🇰🇷Korean

아담

(구약) 유대-기독교 신화에서; 첫 번째 사람이자 이브의 남편이자 인류의 조상

🇹🇭Thai

อดัม

(พันธสัญญาเดิม) ในตำนานจูเดโอ-คริสเตียน; มนุษย์คนแรกและสามีของเอวาและบรรพบุรุษของเผ่าพันธุ์มนุษย์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

آدم

(العهد القديم) في الأساطير اليهودية المسيحية؛ الرجل الأول وزوج حواء وسلف الجنس البشري

🇮🇷Persian

آدم

(عهد عتیق) در اساطیر یهودی-مسیحی; اولین انسان و شوهر حوا و زاده نسل بشر

🇹🇷Turkish

Adem

(Eski Ahit) Yahudi-Hıristiyan mitolojisinde; ilk insan, Havva'nın kocası ve insan ırkının atası

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָדָם רִאשׁוֹן

(הברית הישנה) במיתולוגיה יהודית-נוצרית; האדם הראשון ובעלה של חוה ואב המין האנושי

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