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Where does “aada” come from?

aada (Wolof) comes from Arabic عَادَة, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

aada (Wolof): custom, culture

Definitions

  1. custom, culture

Ancestry of “aada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَادَةcustom, habit; habit, wont, custom, usage,...
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
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