Adlam

A1D2L1A1M3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginFula Alkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol →
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Meanings

Adlam1

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Adlam2

proper noun
  1. A script used to write Fulani.

    Adlam is a casing script with right-to-left directionality. Its letters can be written separately or can be cursively joined in the same way that Arabic and N’Ko are. Joining is optional, not obligatory.

    2022 September 29, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, page 814

Origin

  1. FulaAlkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol
  2. EnglishAdlam

Derived from the first four letters of the alphabet (A, D, L, M), from Fula Alkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MaldaAldammadal
Cite this entry
APA

Adlam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adlam

MLA

“Adlam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adlam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adlam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adlam.

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