"Aden" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -eɪdən Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), probably from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (idīnum, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ar|عَدَن|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), {{bor+|en|ar|عَدَن}} Borrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), {{der|en|akk|idīnum||plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land|alt=𒂊𒁲𒉡|tr=idīnum}} Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (idīnum, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), {{der|en|sux|𒂔|t=plain, open country|tr=eden}} Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aden
  1. Seaport and largest city of Yemen, which was the capital of the former South Yemen. Categories (place): Cities in Yemen, Historical capitals Derived forms: Adenese, Adeni, Gulf of Aden Translations (seaport of Yemen): عَدَن (ʕadan) [masculine] (Arabic), Ադեն (Aden) (Armenian), অ্যাডেন (êḍen) (Bengali), 亞丁 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚丁 (Yàdīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Aden (Danish), Aden (Dutch), Adeno (Esperanto), Aden (Finnish), Aden [masculine] (French), Adén (Galician), Aden [neuter] (German), Άντεν (Ánten) [neuter] (Greek), עדן (aden) (Hebrew), अदन (adan) [masculine] (Hindi), Aden (Indonesian), Aden (Italian), アデン (Aden) (Japanese), Ɛaden (Kabyle), 아덴 (Aden) (Korean), Arabia Fēlīx [feminine] (Latin), Attana [feminine] (Latin), आदेन (āden) [neuter] (Marathi), عدن ('adan) (Persian), Aden [masculine] (Polish), Adém (Portuguese), А́ден (Ádɛn) [masculine] (Russian), А̑ден [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ȃden [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Adén [masculine] (Spanish), Aden (Swedish), Aden (Turkish), А́ден (Áden) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Aden-en-name-ebLNYLbl Disambiguation of Cities in Yemen: 95 5 Disambiguation of Historical capitals: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Adens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Aden (plural Adens)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Aden-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "seaport of Yemen",
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        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ȃden"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "seaport of Yemen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Adén"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "seaport of Yemen",
      "word": "Aden"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "seaport of Yemen",
      "word": "Aden"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Áden",
      "sense": "seaport of Yemen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "А́ден"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Aden"
  ],
  "word": "Aden"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Cities in Yemen",
    "en:Historical capitals"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Adens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Aden (plural Adens)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Aden"
  ],
  "word": "Aden"
}

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