Arabic

Verb

عَادَتْ • ‎(ʿādat) ‎(form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of عَادَ ‎(ʿāda)

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَادَة ‎(ʿāda, “habit, custom”), from the verb عَوْدَ ‎(ʿawda, “to appurtain, to be proper”).

Alternative forms

• adat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adat/
• Rhymes: -adat, -dat, -at

Noun

عادت ‎(Rumi spelling adat)

1. custom (Frequent repetition of the same act)

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَادَة ‎(ʿāda).

Noun

عادت • ‎(âdet)

1. custom
2. habit, routine
3. tradition
4. rite, ritual
5. menstruation, period

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَادَة ‎(ʿāda).

Noun

عادت • ‎('âdat) ‎(plural عادات ‎('âdât) or عادت‌ها ‎('âdat-hâ))

1. custom
2. manner
3. mode
4. habit
5. rite, ritual, practice

Derived terms

• عادتاً ‎('âdatan)
• عادتی ‎('âdati)