Adam in Malayalam
The name Adam is written ആദാം (adam) in Malayalam, used for the first man in the biblical and quranic accounts. Kerala's Christian and Muslim communities both know the name in this form. It behaves like any borrowed proper noun and takes no translation.
Most common translation
Adam, the first man.
ആദാം ആയിരുന്നു ആദ്യ മനുഷ്യന് എന്ന് പുസ്തകത്തില് വായിച്ചു.
adam aayirunnu aadya manushyan ennu pusthakathil vaayichu.
I read in the book that Adam was the first man.
Dictionary entry
- ആദാം (adam) — Adam, the first man.
Only this one form is listed, and it is a name rather than a word with a meaning to compare.
Common questions
How do you say Adam in Malayalam?
ആദാം (adam), the name of the first man.
Is the same spelling used in church and in ordinary writing?
Yes, this is the standard Malayalam rendering of the name wherever it appears.