Meanings
Adar1
proper noun
- JudaismThe sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Shevat and before Nisan.
ADAR2
nounADAR (countable and uncountable, plural ADARs)
plural ADARs · alternative ADA
- countableuncountableThe enzyme adenosine deaminase that affects RNA, important in editing nuclear double stranded RNAs (from A to I) in higher eukaryotes, that work by acting to convert adenosines to insosines via hydrolytic deamination.
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Origin
Adar · proper noun
- Hebrewאֲדָר
- EnglishAdar
From Hebrew אֲדָר (adár). Doublet of Addaru.
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →ADAR · noun
Derived from the initial letters of adenosine deaminase acting on RNA.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hebrew אֲדָר
- אֲדָר (adár)sixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Hindi अदार
- अदार (adār)sixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Indonesian Adar
- Adarsixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Irish Adár
- Adársixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Persian آدار
- آدار (âdâr)sixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Portuguese adar
- adarsixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Russian Адар
- Адар (Adar)sixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
Yiddish אָדר
- אָדר (oder)sixth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
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APA
Adar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adar
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“Adar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adar.
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