"Adamu" meaning in Swahili

See Adamu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Sw-ke-Adamu.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|آدَم|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), {{bor+|sw|ar|آدَم}} Borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam) Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Adamu
  1. Adam (biblical figure)
    Sense id: en-Adamu-sw-name-xXweXwVV
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam Categories (topical): Swahili given names, Swahili male given names, Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Adamu-sw-name-aBHDvQJl Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 23 77 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mwanadamu

Download JSON data for Adamu meaning in Swahili (2.5kB)

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