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

A characteristic atmospheric deity was Ramman, the Rimmon of the Bible, the Semitic Addu, Adad, Hadad, or Dadu.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

In many cases, therefore, we may be in doubt how the sign IM is to be read, more particularly since this same god appears to have had other designations besides Ramman and Adad.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

But that such a group did exist is proved by the extracts from it in the obelisk prepared by a descendant of Tiglath Pileser, probably one of his sons, Shamshi Adad or Ashur bel kala.

From Assyrian Historiography by Olmstead, A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck)