ادب

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See also: أدب and أدت

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab), from Persian دب (dab); ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? aḏaḇ
Dari reading? adab
Iranian reading? adab
Tajik reading? adab
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Noun

Dari ادب
Iranian Persian
Tajik адаб

ادب (adab) (plural آداب (âdâb) or ادب‌ها (adab-hâ))

  1. politeness
  2. respect
  3. reverence
  4. courtesy
  5. urbanity
  6. discipline
  7. literature
  8. civility

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).

Pronunciation

Noun

ادب (adabm (Hindi spelling अदब)

  1. discipline
  2. training
  3. politeness
  4. respect
  5. courtesy
  6. urbanity
  7. etiquette
  8. literature

See also

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ادب (adab), from Persian ادب (adab), from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).

Noun

ادب (edab)

  1. discipline
  2. training
  3. politeness
  4. respect
  5. courtesy
  6. urbanity
  7. etiquette
  8. literature