adad

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See also: Adad, and aḍaḍ

English

Etymology

Euphemistic alteration of ah God; compare adod, egad.

Interjection

adad

  1. (Late Modern, obsolete) Expressing emphasis or asseveration; indeed.
    • 1755, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Tobias Smollett, Don Quixote, Volume 1, I.4:
      “And adad,” said Andrew, “you had best not neglect these orders of that worthy knight [] .”
    • 1822, Walter Scott, Peveril:
      ‘We'll have no ranting, Dick,’ said the old Knight to the young Franklin; ‘adad, man, we'll have none, for three reasons.’

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic عَدَد (ʕadad).

Pronunciation

Noun

adad (obsolete)

  1. number
    Synonyms: bilangan, angka
  2. amount
    Synonym: jumlah

Lun Bawang

adad

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /adad/

Noun

adad

  1. A grater

Simalungun Batak

Verb

adad

  1. sorting seeds

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