Where does “आदमी” come from?
आदमी (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian آدَمِی, from Arabic آدَمِيّ, from Arabic آدَم, from Arabic آدَمُ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.
आदमी (Hindi): human being, person; man, male
Definitions
- human being, person; man, male
Ancestry of “आदमी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | آدَمِی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | آدَمِيّ | human |
| 3 | Arabic | آدَم | Adam |
| 4 | Arabic | آدَمُ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | אָדָם | earth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person |
| 6 | Hebrew | אדמה | earth, soil, land |
Words derived from “आदमी”