# adat

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #88,030

## Definitions
1. Traditional custom or law, in Islamic parts of Southeast Asia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malay adat, from Classical Persian عادت ('ādat), from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda, “habit, custom”), from the verb عَوْدَ (ʕawda, “to appertain, to be proper”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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