Aden en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈeɪ.dən/
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”).
Meanings
- A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
- A governorate of Yemen
Deriveds
Gulf of Aden · Adeni · Adenese
Translations (36)
it Aden (seaport of Yemen) · sv Aden (seaport of Yemen) · ar عَدَن (seaport of Yemen) · ru А́ден (seaport of Yemen) · gl Adén (seaport of Yemen) · ka ადენი (seaport of Yemen) · fr Aden (seaport of Yemen) · hi अदन (seaport of Yemen) · da Aden (seaport of Yemen) · pl Aden (seaport of Yemen) · de Aden (seaport of Yemen) · eo Adeno (seaport of Yemen) · la Arabia Fēlīx (seaport of Yemen) · fa عدن (seaport of Yemen) · cmn 亞丁 /亚丁 (seaport of Yemen) · la Attana (seaport of Yemen) · kab Ɛaden (seaport of Yemen) · mr आदेन (seaport of Yemen) · ja アデン (seaport of Yemen) · tr Aden (seaport of Yemen) · pt Adém (seaport of Yemen) · fi Aden (seaport of Yemen) · bg А́ден (seaport of Yemen) · uk А́ден (seaport of Yemen) · sh Ȃden (seaport of Yemen) · el Άντεν (seaport of Yemen) · hy Ադեն (seaport of Yemen) · ur عدن (seaport of Yemen) · es Adén (seaport of Yemen) · sh А̑ден (seaport of Yemen) · nl Aden (seaport of Yemen) · bn অ্যাডেন (seaport of Yemen) · id Aden (seaport of Yemen) · ko 아덴 (seaport of Yemen) · he עדן (seaport of Yemen) · ota عدن (seaport of Yemen)