# ada
## Translingual
### Symbol

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

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Adangme terms

## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈda/ [ʔʌˈdʌ]
* Hyphenation: a‧da

### Noun

adá f
* 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
* there is, there are
* to be present, here
    Sagala waktu beta ada.I am here every minute.
* to have
    Dorang ada pung ruma deng kabong.They have a house and a garden.
* to be in a state of
    Dia ada saki.He/she is currently sick.

### Adjective

ada
* 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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑˈdɑ]
* Hyphenation: a‧da
* Audio (Baku):(file)

### Noun

ada (definite accusative adanı, plural adalar)
* island

#### Derived terms

* yarımada (“peninsula”)

## Balinese
### Romanization

ada
* 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
* egg
** 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor:Ada. Ovum.Egg. Egg.

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

ada
* island

#### Declension
## Dongxiang
### Etymology

From Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈtɑ/, /ˈɑtɑ/

### Noun

ada
* father

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Back-formation of -ada.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈada]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Hyphenation: a‧da

### Adjective

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

## French
### Noun

ada m (plural adas)
* tyrant (bird)

## Garo
### Noun

ada
* elder brother

#### Synonyms

* adagipa (formal)
* adatang (formal)
* dada

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Spanish hada.

### Noun

áda
* fairy

## Iban
### Etymology

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

### Verb

ada
* to be born; to give birth
* to supply; to provide
* to have; to possess

## Igbo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /àdá/

### Noun

àda
* eldest daughter
* 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: /ˈʔä.dä/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: a‧da
* Rhymes: -da, -a

### Verb

ada (intransitive, doesn't take voice prefixes)
* 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.
* to have, to possess
    Ia tidak ada uangHe/she does not have money.
       Dia gak ada uangnya.
* there is

#### Antonyms

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

#### Derived terms

* 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
* Rōmaji transcription of あだ

## Javanese
### Romanization

ada
* Romanization of ꦲꦢ

## Latvian
### Verb

ada
* third-person singular/plural present indicative of adīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of adīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of adīt

## Laz
### Noun

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

### Verb

ada (Jawi spelling اد)
* to be (exist)
    Antonym: tiada
    Ada dua jalan untuk ke sekolah.There are two routes for going to school.
* 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: /ɑːˈdɑː/

### Noun

ada f (Arabic spelling ئادا)
* island
    Synonyms: cizîr, dûrgeh, girav

#### Declension
### 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: /aɾa/

### Noun

ada
* crow

### References

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

## Rohingya
### Noun

ada
* ginger

## Sakizaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ˈda/, [a.ˈda]

### Noun

ada
* enemy

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada).

### Pronunciation

* (àda) IPA: /ǎda/
* (áda) IPA: /ǎːda/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

àda, áda f (Cyrillic spelling а̀да, а́да)
* (Bosnia, Serbia) island (usually one in a river), eyot
    Synonym: (Croatia) òtok

#### Synonyms

* ȍstrvo (Bosnia, Serbia)

### References

* “ada”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Sidamo
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈada/
* Hyphenation: a‧da

### Noun

ada f
* paternal aunt

#### Declension
### 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)
* fee

### References

* ↑ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217 Nr. 1965

## 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: /ˈʔada/ [ˈʔaː.d̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: a‧da

### Noun

ada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ)
* fairy
    Synonyms: diwata, nimpa

#### See also

* engkantada

### References

* “ada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* “ada”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

## 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: [ada]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ada (definite accusative adayı, plural adalar)
* island

#### Declension

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
* (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: /à.dá/

#### Noun

àdá
* machete, cutlass
    Synonym: ìgòdan

##### Derived terms

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

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.dà/

#### Noun

adà
* the tree Lophira lanceolata, commonly used in traditional herbal medicine

## Zazaki
### Noun

ada f
* island