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

For at early dawn a black cloud came up from the horizon, Adad the Storm-god thundering in its midst, and his heralds, Nab� and Sharru, flying over mountain and plain.

From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)

For another U-mu as a title of Adad, see Delitzsch, Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos, p.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

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