Adad

¹ American  

[ah-dahd] / ˈɑ dɑd /

noun

1. Babylonian god of storms and wind.

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ADAD ² American  

[ey-dad] / ˈeɪ dæd /

noun

1. a coded card or other device that when inserted into a telephone allows the user to reach a number without dialing.

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Etymology

Origin of ADAD

a(utomatic telephone) d(ialing-)a(nnouncing) d(evice)

Example Sentences

These tablets reveal that Ebla especially worshipped the storm god Adad, who was honored with the title “Ba‘al” or lord.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

But below him, an image of Adad, the god of weather, is barely visible - lost to the ravages of time and climate change.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2022

They gave to the god whom they venerate as the highest and the greatest the name Adad, and which means unus or one.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous

Heseychius says that Hada was the goddess of Juno, and Adad a god and the sun.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous

With the dress one may perhaps compare the apparel of the gods Marduk and Adad, for which see A. Jeremias, Das Alte Test. im Lichte des Alten Orients, 2nd ed., figs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various