Adi
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People with name Adi:
ADI, a three-letter abbreviation:
Peoples and places:
- Banu AdiBanu AdiBanu Adi is a clan of the Quraish tribe.Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr, they did not join Quraish further.-list:Among the clan members can be found:*Khattab ibn Nufayl. Father of Caliph Omar...
, a clan of the Quraish tribe of Mecca - Adi peopleAdi peopleThe Adi, or Bangni-Bokar Lhoba people is a major collective tribe living in the Himalayan hills of Arunachal Pradesh, and they are found in the temperate and sub-tropical regions within the districts of East Siang, Upper Siang, West Siang and Dibang Valley. The older term Abor is a deprecated...
, a tribe living in Arunachal Pradesh, India- Adi languageAdi languageAdi, or Abor, is a small Tibetan–Burman language of India. The various dialects in the box at right, and perhaps a few more, may be distinct languages....
, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Adi
- Adi language
- Adi, IsraelAdi, IsraelAdi is a communal settlement in northern Israel. It is named after the nearby Biblical settlement of Hali in the tribe of Asher, mentioned in Joshua 19:25. Located near Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council...
, a communal settlement in northern Israel - Adi Island, an island in West Papua, Indonesia
- Adi (mountain), a mountain near Saint-Étienne-de-BaïgorrySaint-Étienne-de-BaïgorrySaint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France, located at the same time in the former province of Lower Navarre...
, France - Adi (metaphysical plane)Adi (metaphysical plane)Adi is a Hindu, Buddhist, and Theosophical term meaning the first part of reality. It has to do with the first cause or even Adi-Ananta--at least as unity of infinity emanating the first finite one. This is called Brahm and Adi-Buddha, and Theosophy also says it has to do with the Divine...
, a Hindu cosmological term about reality about the first cause - Adi (Khanapur)Adi (Khanapur)Adi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Khanapur taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.-External links:* http://Belgaum.nic.in/...
, Belgaum District, Karnataka - Adi (Chikodi)Adi (Chikodi)Adi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Chikodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.-See also:* Belgaum* Districts of Karnataka...
, Belgaum District, Karnataka
Names and titles:
- Adi (title)Adi (title)Adi is a title used by Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the Ratu title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, although on Kadavu Island, Bulou is used instead....
, a Fijian title used by females of chiefly rank - Adi (name), a given name or nickname in various languages
- in Hebrew: a name meaning 'jewel' or 'adornment'
- an Indian word meaning first, as in:
- Adi GranthAdi GranthAdi Granth is the early compilation of the Sikh Scriptures by Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru, in 1604. This Granth is the Holy Scripture of the Sikhs. The tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh added further holy Shabads to this Granth during the period 1704 to 1706...
, the Holy Scripture of Sikhism - Adi ShankaraAdi ShankaraAdi Shankara Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (IAST: pronounced , (Sanskrit: , ) (788 CE - 820 CE), also known as ' and ' was an Indian philosopher from Kalady of present day Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta...
, an Indian philosopher - Adikavi PampaAdikavi PampaPampa , called by the honorific Ādikavi is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time.He is very famous even today for his philosophical beliefs...
, the first poet of Kannada
- Adi Granth
People with name Adi:
- Adi BichmanAdi BichmanAdi Maia Bichman is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.She participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she swam in the 400m and 800m freestyle, as well as the 400m medley. She attended Rice University on an athletic scholarship.-References:...
, Israeli swimmer - Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Kurdish sufist
- Adi BitarAdi BitarAdi Nasib Al Bitar was a judge, a legal advisor and lawyer who worked all over the Middle East. He was the author of the constitution of the United Arab Emirates.- Early years :...
, Palestinian judge - Adi Dassler, German founder of Adidas
- Adi GranovAdi GranovAdi Granov is a Bosnian-British comic book artist and conceptual designer.-Career:Granov teamed with comic book writer Warren Ellis for the post-Avengers Disassembled relaunch of Iron Man...
, Bosnian comic artist - Adi NesAdi NesAdi Nes is an Israeli photographer. He is the son of Iranian and Kurdish immigrants who came to Israel in the 1950s from Iran. His exhibits have been shown from Tel Aviv to San Diego...
, Israeli photographer - Adi OphirAdi OphirAdi Ophir is an Israeli philosopher.Professor Ophir teaches philosophy at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel Aviv University...
, Israeli philosopher - Adi ShamirAdi ShamirAdi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer. He is a co-inventor of the RSA algorithm , a co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme , one of the inventors of differential cryptanalysis and has made numerous contributions to the fields of cryptography and computer...
, Israeli cryptographer - Adi ShankaraAdi ShankaraAdi Shankara Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (IAST: pronounced , (Sanskrit: , ) (788 CE - 820 CE), also known as ' and ' was an Indian philosopher from Kalady of present day Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta...
, Indian mystic - Adi SmolarAdi SmolarAdi Smolar is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and composer.He made his first appearance in 1981 with a full repertoire of his own songs. He continued to perform for eight years before releasing his first tape Naš svet se pa vrti in 1989...
, Slovenian singer/songwriter
ADI, a three-letter abbreviation:
- ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 v. Brazilian civil unionADI 4277 and ADPF 132 v. Brazilian civil unionADI 4277 and ADPF 132 , is a landmark Brazil Supreme Court case. In the 10-0 ruling, the justices recognized unanimously the de facto recognition for same-sex couples relationships, by judging the Direct Unconstitutionality Action 4277 and the Allegation of Disobedience of Fundamental Precept ADI...
, are Actions to Civil union equality - Acceptable daily intakeAcceptable daily intakeAcceptable daily intake or ADI is a measure of the amount of a specific substance in food or drinking water that can be ingested on a daily basis over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk...
, in health and medicine - Advanced Distance Integration, a Konica Minolta camera term for flash metering
- Aerobic dependence index
- Aerodynamics Inc. ADI, an aviation service provider
- Acting Detective InspectorInspectorInspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
- After Date of InvoiceInvoiceAn invoice or bill is a commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer, indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller has provided the buyer. An invoice indicates the buyer must pay the seller, according to the payment terms...
- Africa Development IndicatorsAfrica Development IndicatorsThe World Bank Africa Development Indicators is a compilation of data, assembled by the World Bank, representing over 1,400 indicators of development in Sub-Saharan Africa.-Methodolgy and scope:...
, a compilation of data assembled by the World Bank - Aircraft de-icer and inhibitor
- Aircraft DesignsAircraft DesignsAircraft Designs Inc is a US aircraft design and manufacturing firm founded in Monterey, California by Martin Hollmann in 1986. Apart from working on its own designs, the firm provides design and engineering analysis to other aerospace ventures.- Products :...
Inc., an aircraft design firm in Monterey, California - Alternating direction implicit methodAlternating direction implicit methodIn numerical analysis, the Alternating Direction Implicit method is a finite difference method for solving parabolic and elliptic partial differential equations. It is most notably used to solve the problem of heat conduction or solving the diffusion equation in two or more dimensions...
for solving partial differential equations - American Documentation InstituteAmerican Documentation InstituteThe American Documentation Institute was founded by Watson Davis in 1935 as Documentation Institute which changed its name to the American Documentation Institute in 1937...
, now abbreviated as ASIS&T - Ángeles del InfiernoÁngeles del Infiernois a heavy metal band from Basque Country, Spain, formed in 1980. They achieved success in their home country and Latin America during the 1980s and the early 1990s. In 2003, the band reformed and signed to Warner Bros...
, a Spanish heavy metal band - Anti-detonant injectionWater injection (engines)In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti-detonant injection, is spraying water into the cylinder or incoming fuel-air mixture to cool the combustion chambers of the engine, allowing for greater compression ratios and largely eliminating the problem of engine knocking...
for internal combustion engines - Analog Devices IncorporatedAnalog DevicesAnalog Devices, Inc. , known as ADI, is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts...
, producer of semiconductors (ADI is their symbol on the New York Stock Exchange) - Animal Defenders InternationalAnimal Defenders InternationalWith offices in London and Los Angeles, Animal Defenders International is a major international campaigning group, lobbying to protect animals on issues such as animals in entertainment and their use in experiments; worldwide traffic in endangered species; factory farming; pollution and...
, a nonprofit campaigning group - Application and Data Integration, in computing
- Approved Driving InstructorApproved Driving InstructorApproved Driving Instructor is a UK term for a trainer of car driving who has been tested and registered by the Driving Standards Agency...
, a qualified UK car driver trainer - Area of dominant influence, in broadcast marketing, an Arbitron
- Associazione per il Disegno IndustrialeAssociazione per il Disegno IndustrialeADI is an association of about 1.100 designers, manufacturers, trade newspeople, schools and researchers on design based in Italy.-References:** A web page dedicated to lifestyle. Contains an online design museum....
- Attitude Director Indicator, aircraft flight instrument
- Austempered Ductile Iron, a heat treated high-strength form of ductile iron
- Australian Defence IndustriesAustralian Defence IndustriesThales Australia is a primary defence contractor for the Australian Defence Force. Thales Australia is best known for its naval ship repair operations, and currently leases the Captain Cook graving dock at Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, New South Wales and also leases and occupies many of the...
- Australian Doctors InternationalAustralian Doctors International- : Founded in 2000, ADI's goal is to improve the health of people in remote and rural areas of [Papua New Guinea|PNG]]. ADI specialises in Doctor Supervised Integrated Health Patrols, deploying volunteer doctors and health managers to work in partnership with local health providers to provide...
- Authorised Deposit-Taking InstitutionAuthorised Deposit-Taking InstitutionAuthorised Deposit-Taking Institutions are corporations which are authorised under the Banking Act of 1959 to take deposits from customers.ADIs include banks, building societies and credit unions...
, a corporation authorised under the Australian Commonwealth Banking Act 1959 - Autism Diagnostic InterviewAutism Diagnostic Interview-RevisedThe Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised is structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders...
, a semistructured parent interview used to aid in diagnosing autism - Asset Distribution Interface, a specification from CableLabsCableLabsFounded in 1988 by cable television operating companies, Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. is a not-for-profit research and development consortium that has cable operators as its members. System operators from around the world are eligible to be members. Members dues are based on revenue...
- The code for Ahmedabad Railway StationAhmedabad Railway StationAhmedabad Railway Station is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest & busiest railway station within Gujarat...
, Ahmedabad, India