Hausa Etymology Calque of Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, literally “son of Adam”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ɗán ʔá.dàm/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɗáŋ ʔá.dàŋ] Noun ɗan Adàm m (plural 'yan Adàm) human beingWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.