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Adal

Adal

See also: adal, aðal, -adal, and aðal-

English

Proper noun

Adal

  1. An island of the coast of Sabah, Malaysia

Turkish

Etymology

From ad ‎(“name”) +‎ al ‎(“take”). It means "take name", used by Ancient Turks for children before a child performs a brave action and took a name according to that action.

Proper noun

Adal

  1. A male given name

adal

adal

See also: Adal, aðal, -adal, and aðal-

Old High German

Alternative forms

Adjective

adal

  1. noble
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aþalą. Cognate with Old Norse aðall.

Noun

adal n

  1. nobility
  2. noble race
Descendants

References

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Cognate with Old English æþele.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.dal/

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